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New investigation reveals how Iran skirted US sanctions

By Tristan Justice

Published April 3, 2018 3:03pm ET

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New investigation reveals how Iran skirted US sanctions — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. Rouhani declined to answer a question about a detained Washington Post journalist, Jason Rezaian. Rezaian and his wife Yeganeh Salehi, a correspondent for the Abu Dhabi-based daily newspaper The National, who have been held for more than a month. Iranian officials have not specifically said why Rezaian and his wife were detained. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) | Ebrahim Noroozi

Investigators in Bahrain discovered evidence of a corruption scheme by a Persian Gulf bank that secretly aided Iran in skirting international sanctions for more than 10 years, according to the Washington Post.

A Bahraini government audit revealed that Future Bank, a now-closed joint venture bank owned in part by two of Iran’s largest lenders, frequently manipulated documents to cover up illicit trades between Iran and foreign partners.

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