UAE central bank says Bank Melli branches may not transact with Iran

The UAE central bank says it has prohibited Bank Melli Iran's UAE branches from handling transactions to and from Iran, including trade finance and money transfers. The regulator attributes the action to compliance failures. Its statement does not establish that all branch operations have been closed.

Ji aliyê Tîma edîtoriyê · Published 23 rez 2026 · Updated 23 rez 2026

Çavkanî weşand: 23 rez 2026 13:26 UTC

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The UAE central bank is the claimant. WAM carries its announcement; Shafaq's later report repeats the specified Iran-transaction restriction. These are not independent examinations of the alleged compliance failures. Broader descriptions of a complete operating ban are not established by the statement's wording. No Bank Melli response or underlying examination findings were available in the reviewed evidence. Time is WAM's publication timestamp (17:26:48 UAE time), not the precise enforcement time; Shafaq reported the measure at 17:43:15 UTC.

Kontrola dawî ya delîlan: 23 rez 2026 18:15 UTC.

23 rez 2026 18:15 UTC — First published with the restriction limited to Iran-related transactions and the regulator's compliance claims attributed.

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Emirates News Agency (WAM) Xwedîtiyê / girêdan nehatine piştrastkirin
claimant statement from the UAE central bank carried by the official news agency
Shafaq News Dezgeha medyayî ya serbixwe
later reporting of the same central-bank statement, not independent corroboration of alleged violations

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