The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday that Iran has asked for technical assistance in drafting a law against money laundering to aid terror. In an annual assessment of Iran's economy, the IMF stated the assistance was being sought  to bring Iran's AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism) more in line with international standards."

Reuters accounts that arlier in the day, the Financial Action Task Force fighting money laundering and terrorist financing place Iran on its blacklist of nations that pose risks to the international financial system, citing what it called an ongoing and substantial money laundering and terrorist financing risk.