{
  "id": 7513529,
  "title": "US seeks $61M in USDT allegedly tied to sanctioned Iranian oil sales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-seeks-61m-in-usdt-allegedly-tied-to-sanctioned-iranian-oil-sales",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T08:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/doj-61m-usdt-forfeiture-iranian-oil"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking to forfeit over $61 million in Tether's USDT stablecoin, alleging the funds were derived from black-market sales of sanctioned Iranian oil and intended for Iran's government and military, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Ten Tron addresses, holding roughly $61.19 million in USDT, were frozen by Tether in 2025, according to prosecutors. The US Treasury recently expanded its Iran sanctions framework to include the country's digital asset sector, allowing for the targeting of foreign entities involved in or supporting the sector.",
  "summary": "Tether froze $61.19 million across 10 Tron addresses in 2025 that prosecutors allege were connected to black-market Iranian oil proceeds.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "U.S. seeks to seize $61 million of crypto it claims are proceeds from Iranian petroleum sales to Chinese buyers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/u-s-seeks-to-seize-61-million-of-crypto-it-claims-are-proceeds-from",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:05:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}