ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United States has only one bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Noor Islamic Bank, specifically about their business with Iran, said an official on Wednesday, UAE.
The question whether the United States had complained about other UAE banks, said Khalid al-Ghaith, UAE Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs, told Reuters: "They were just talking about Noor Islamic Bank."
He added:. "We're still working with the U.S. government and further discussed at our bank and to protect companies and continue this dialogue, this is what we do as a government."
Washington is pressing for banks around the world to cut relations with Iran as part of sanctions against Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
Relying on the people informed about the operation, reports the Wall Street Journal that under U.S. pressure, Noor Islamic Bank agreed in December, before you close what they see as Iran's largest channel for the repatriation of foreign currency oil revenues described.
(Reporting by Martina Fuchs, Writing by Andrew Torchia, editing by Sitaraman Shankar)
The question whether the United States had complained about other UAE banks, said Khalid al-Ghaith, UAE Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs, told Reuters: "They were just talking about Noor Islamic Bank."
He added:. "We're still working with the U.S. government and further discussed at our bank and to protect companies and continue this dialogue, this is what we do as a government."
Washington is pressing for banks around the world to cut relations with Iran as part of sanctions against Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
Relying on the people informed about the operation, reports the Wall Street Journal that under U.S. pressure, Noor Islamic Bank agreed in December, before you close what they see as Iran's largest channel for the repatriation of foreign currency oil revenues described.
(Reporting by Martina Fuchs, Writing by Andrew Torchia, editing by Sitaraman Shankar)
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