Israel Has Designated The Central Bank Of Iran As A Terrorist Organization.

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JAKARTA - Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, signed an order establishing the Central Bank of Iran and other entities as terrorist organizations.

Katz has named two additional Iranian banks, companies affiliated with Iran's armed forces, and three of its senior officials as terrorist organizations and operators at the request of the Israeli intelligence service.

The order aims to target the heart of the terror financing system of the Iranian regime, which operates, funds and arms terrorism across the Middle East through the Quds Forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," the Israeli Defense Ministry said.

The groups Israel considers the main financial route in supporting Iranian proxies across the region.

Apart from the Central Bank, the order stipulates Bank Shahr and Bank Mellat, as well as Sepehr Energy Majen, a company owned by the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.