19-06-2025
International Sanctions - Countering Financing of Terrorism
Kerry Grass, Asia Pacific AML
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance requires consideration of geographic risk indicators. How well balanced are AML/CFT indicators?
As an AML/CFT compliance specialist, I take interest in events occurring in the Middle East region of the globe. In most recent times the world has witnessed Israel striking civilians, causing death and grievous wounds to innocent men, women and children.
Miraculously, I have not yet heard of economic sanctions being issued against Israel. Why is there such an imbalance in AML/CFT international principles?
We now see Israel taking aim at Iran - claiming Iran is manufacturing nuclear power plants to develop a nuclear weapon. On this basis, Israel is claiming a right to send bombs into civilian territory of Iran's capital, Tehran.
Where is the evidence of this 'suspicion' that Iran is developing nuclear weapons? Iran claims the development of nuclear power plants is to provide its people energy to their homes.
Israel now claims it sneaked in weapons of mass destruction into Iran for the purpose of attacking Iran's assets.
How well aligned are international sanctions to preventing Israel from committing these acts of terrorism?
Is Israel one of the countries taking advantage of New Zealand's weaknesses in having no government oversight in ensuring enforcement of United Nations Sanctions?
When will the Western world see Israel as a sanctioned country for its acts of crime and harm to innocent civilians?
