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UAE Central Bank bars Bank Melli Iran from conducting transactions

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has barred Bank Melli Iran from carrying out transactions, according to multiple reports. The decision comes amid escalating conflict and exchanges of fire between Iran and the United States. Specific operational details and the full scope of the restrictions have not been confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • thenationalnewsUAE Central Bank
  • ynaUAE
  • shafaqUAE
  • timesofisraelUAE central bank
  • google-alertsUAE Central Bank
2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • shafaqUAE
  • timesofisraellocal
WhereUnited Arab Emirates
24.993, 55.240 ±400 km
First reported32 days ago
Published2026-09-23 17:58 UTC
Sources7
How this travelled.
Reports6Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. UAE Central Bank bars Bank Melli Iran from conducting transactions. 2026-09-23T17:58:00.493Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3333. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-23/uae-restricts-iranian-bank-melli-branches-fa6b2727

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