📰 1 source 3 articles · 28 Oct 2026, 08:31 → 3 hours ago

Banque du Liban revokes Bank Saderat Iran license amid US pressure

Press reports said Banque du Liban revoked the license granted to Bank Saderat Iran, a step reports described as a financial blow to Iran in Lebanon. Sources cited by Al-Joumhouria linked the move to growing US pressure on Beirut over Iran-linked funding channels, and described the license revocation as an essential step in addressing risks to the Lebanese financial sector.

📍 Where things stand: The license has been revoked, and reports point to possible new measures against the banks concerned, with no official details yet on the grounds or timing of the decision.

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28 Oct 2026, 08:31 Sources told Al-Joumhouria that a decision was taken in Beirut amid growing US pressure pushing toward practical steps against Iran-linked funding channels, without details on the nature of the decision, who took it, or its timing.
28 Oct 2026, 08:31 The same sources told Al-Joumhouria that Banque du Liban's decision to revoke the license granted to Bank Saderat Iran is an essential step in addressing the risks threatening the Lebanese financial sector, without further details on the grounds or timing of the decision.
28 Oct 2026, 08:31 Banque du Liban revoked the license of Bank Saderat in Lebanon, a step reports described as a financial blow to Iran in Lebanon that opens the door to new measures against the banks concerned.

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