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US Sanctions Iran’s Largest Digital Asset Exchange Nobitex and 3 Others

Treasury said Nobitex processed more than 50% of Iranian digital asset inflows in 2025 and helped move funds for the IRGC and sanctioned entities.

  • On Tuesday, The United States sanctioned Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, along with CEO Amir Hossein Rad and brothers Seyed Mohammad Ali Aghamir Mohammad Ali and Seyed Mohammad Aghamir Mohammad Ali for enabling sanctions evasion.
  • Treasury officials accused Nobitex of providing "significant support" to the Iranian government, processing more than 50% of Iranian digital asset income last year to shield regime wealth and facilitate transactions linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  • Controlled by brothers from the Kharrazi family, Nobitex previously denied government connections in April, claiming any illicit funds moved through the platform without management awareness or approval.
  • Following last week's sanctions on the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, President Donald Trump's pressure campaign targets Iran's financial infrastructure to disrupt sanctions evasion and shipping control through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Amid stalled ceasefire talks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted the administration has seized about a billion dollars of Iranian cryptocurrency, while the U.S. military enforces a blockade on Iranian ports.
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torontotelegraph.com broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
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