Ministry of Economy — AML/CFT & Commercial Supervision
Circular No. (7) of 2025 Regarding the Re-Imposition of United Nations Sanctions on Iran
MOET directed all supervised DNFBPs to update sanctions-screening systems, re-screen all existing customers/counterparties, apply asset-freezing measures, and report matches via goAML to the Executive Office for Control and Non-Proliferation, following the UN Security Council's re-imposition of sanctions on Iran under Resolution 1737 (2006) and successor resolutions. Immediate action required from real estate, precious-metals, accounting/audit and corporate-service DNFBPs.
What firms should do
Yes — re-screen customer base against updated Iran sanctions lists and report matches via goAML
- Regulator
- Ministry of Economy — AML/CFT & Commercial Supervision
- Type
- Circular
- Status
- Final/In Force
- Published
- 19 Dec 2025
- Takes effect
- 19 Dec 2025
- Reference
- MOET/AML/007/2025
- Topic
- AML/CFT
- Impact
- High
Found automatically on the regulator's website and summarised by AI by Arakan Lexara. Not legal advice; check the official source before relying on it.
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