Banks Implicated in Iran Sanctions Evasion

Major European banks, Lloyds and Santander UK, are involved in a complex Iran sanctions evasion scandal, with the Financial Times exposing secret money movements for an Iranian petrochemicals company based in London. The US accuses these entities of raising funds for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force and working with Russian intelligence agencies to raise money for Iranian proxy militias. China is also implicated, but intermediaries claim compliance with US-led sanctions.