28/08/2026
Die alte Forderung von STOP THE BOMB ist aktueller denn je: Terrorbanken der Islamischen Republik schließen!
"The German Foreign Ministry, responding to questions from Iran International, said Bank Melli and its Hamburg branch were already covered by wide-ranging EU restrictions. (...)
The ministry did not say whether Germany was considering closing the Hamburg branch or whether Washington had formally asked Berlin to do so.
The questions follow US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's launch earlier this week of “Operation Economic Outcast,” a campaign aimed at cutting Iran's financial and commercial links abroad.
Bessent specifically targeted Bank Melli, saying “every Bank Melli branch must be shuttered.”
The German Foreign Ministry said Berlin had taken note of Bessent's announcement and remained in talks with Washington and other partners."
Bank Melli Iran's branch in Hamburg remains open despite EU sanctions that Germany says apply to the Iranian state-owned bank's German operation, as Washington steps up pressure for its foreign branches to be closed.