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title: "US Sanctions Dubai-Based Crypto Exchange for Alleged Iran Tethering"
description: "Most outlets led with the US Treasury's sanctions against a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange for allegedly processing transactions for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other sanctioned entities, as reported by Reuters. While The Express Tribune included the name of the exchange, Aban Tether, and the source of the report, Aaj News (English) omitted the name but retained the core claim and the reference to the Ira in the excerpt. Both framed the story around the sanctions and the alleged financial support to Iran."
url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/2267-us-sanctions-dubai-crypto-exchange-for-aiding-iran-s-irgc
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# US Sanctions Dubai-Based Crypto Exchange for Alleged Iran Tethering

business · latest filing 8 Aug 2026, 10:54 AM PKT · 7–8 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the US Treasury's sanctions against a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange for allegedly processing transactions for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other sanctioned entities, as reported by Reuters. While The Express Tribune included the name of the exchange, Aban Tether, and the source of the report, Aaj News (English) omitted the name but retained the core claim and the reference to the Ira in the excerpt. Both framed the story around the sanctions and the alleged financial support to Iran.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Aaj News (English)** — [US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran's IRGC](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330466967/us-sanctions-dubai-crypto-exchange-for-aiding-irans-irgc) · 8 Aug 2026, 10:54 AM PKT
  > The US on Friday sanctioned an unlicensed multi-state cryptocurrency exchange, alleging it processed millions of dollars of crypto for Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other groups linked ​to the Iranian state. The designation follows a Reuters investigation published on July 31 that identified the Dubai-based ‌exchange, Shelbit, as the hub of a $4 billion Iranian sanctions ev...
- **The Express Tribune** — [US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran's IRGC, following a Reuters report](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2622670/us-sanctions-dubai-crypto-exchange-for-aiding-irans-irgc-following-a-reuters-report) · 7 Aug 2026, 7:31 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > US Treasury sanctions Aban Tether for processing millions of dollars of transactions for sanctioned Iranian entities

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