{
  "id": 9349152,
  "title": "UAE Central Bank bars Bank Melli Iran from conducting transactions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/uae-central-bank-bars-bank-melli-iran-from-conducting-transactions",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T14:24:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/09/23/uae-central-bank-bars-bank-melli-iran-from-conducting-transactions/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UAE Central Bank has barred Bank Melli Iran from conducting any financial transactions between its UAE branches and Iran after investigations found the Tehran-based lender had failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations. The ban, announced on Thursday as part of the regulator's “strict enforcement” measures, covers trade finance and fund transfers to and from Iran. Bank Melli Iran…",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Central bank official rates of banking metals as of September 24",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/central-bank-official-rates-of-banking-metals-as-of-september-24",
        "published": "2026-09-23T13:00:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "UAE Central Bank sanctions Bank Melli Iran over compliance violations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/uae-central-bank-sanctions-bank-melli-iran-over-compliance-violations",
        "published": "2026-09-23T13:33:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Iran war latest: UAE Central Bank bars Bank Melli Iran from conducting transactions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/iran-war-latest-uae-central-bank-bars-bank-melli-iran-from-conducting",
        "published": "2026-09-23T13:46:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "UAE central bank sanctions local branches of Iran’s Bank Melli",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/uae-central-bank-sanctions-local-branches-of-irans-bank-melli",
        "published": "2026-09-23T15:17:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}