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Turkish President Ordered Banks to Violate U.N. Sanctions on Iran, Architect of Scheme Testifies

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Reza Zarrab, who arranged clandestine payments to Tehran, told a federal court that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally ordered banks to do business behind the U.S and U.N.'s backs.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally signed off on the involvement of Turkish banks in a scheme to cheat U.S. and U.N. sanctions on Iran, the architect of the scheme testified in U.S.

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