Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)

Money Moves

Designated foreign terrorist organization since 2019

The Treasury cut Golden Global Bank off from the US financial system on September 4, blocking dollar transactions and freezing US-based assets. It is the first time Operation Economic Outcast, Washington's renewed pressure campaign against Iran, has targeted a bank in a NATO ally. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the European Union has joined the operation and warned more banks would face the same treatment.

Updated 6 days ago

Money Moves

Named as the command Hizballah operates under

Hizballah has learned to move money the way a smuggler moves gold: in suitcases, on passenger flights, far from any bank a regulator can reach. On August 19, the U.S. Treasury named 10 people it says run that pipeline, flying cash between Lebanon, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Iran.

Updated Aug 21