SECURITYMay 23 · 02:55 UTCTIMES OF ISRAEL

Sanctioned Iranian businessman helped regime skirt sanctions using crypto exchange — report

Sanctioned Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani allegedly moved $850 million for Iran's Islamic Republic via Binance, a crypto exchange used as a financial conduit for the IRGC, despite U.S. sanctions and a Trump pardon of Binance's founder.

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Babak ZanjanipersonBinanceorganizationIslamic Republic of IranorganizationIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)organizationDonald TrumppersonUnited StatesplaceSanctions evasiontopicCryptocurrencytopic

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