The European Union on Tuesday issued an updated list of sanctioned Iranian companies involved in Tehran’s nuclear program, including the Hamburg-based Europäisch- Iranische Handelsbank (EIH).
Since at least 2008, the Merkel administration had vehemently opposed the closure of EIH.
What prompted the German government to shutter a main financial conduit for German businesses and Iran’s economy?
According to the EU statement, “EIH has played a key role in assisting a number of Iranian banks with alternative options for completing transactions disrupted by EU sanctions targeting Iran.”
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31. Mai 2011 um 07:41
[...] und des deutschen Mittelstandes verraten. Immerhin. Diese Schaltzentrale der Iraner in Europa soll nun zugemacht werden. Wow. Für diese Entscheidung, seit Jahren von den Amerikanern eingefordert, hat Merkel wirklich [...]