Iran: Optimism Over AML Legislation Before FATF Deadline

Despite the opposition of some factions about the country falling in line with standards set by the Financial Action Task Force, optimism abounds among moderate lawmakers and pundits that the willingness of top officials to approve the measures would serve the Islamic Republic's interest. 
In an interview with the government-owned newspaper Iran on Monday, Heshmatollah Falahat-Pisheh, the head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said the commission recently held a meeting with senior banking officials and chief executives, in which the two sides discussed different aspects of joining international bodies dealing with Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism.