Federal authorities moved in Wednesday to seize control of a New York City office building partially owned by a company with ties to the Iranian government.[/b]
The move by officials at the Treasury and Justice Departments is designed to stop the flow of funds they say are used to help Iran's efforts to build nuclear weapons.
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"This scheme to use a front company set up by Bank Melli -- a known proliferator -- to funnel money from the United States to Iran is yet another example of Iran's duplicity," said Stuart Levey, Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
Bank Melli is known to handle funds for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and its Qods Forces. Those groups are believed to help fund activities tied to the Taliban, Hizballah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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Feds Seize New York Office Building Tied to Iranian Government
