Istanbul, March 10, 2026 (AFP) - Turkey's Halkbank says US agrees to end lawsuit over Iran sanctions

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2026-03-10

Turkey's Halkbank said it had reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice to settle a years-long criminal case against the state-run bank over violating sanctions on Iran. Under the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement, the bank "will not admit to any criminal offences, nor will it pay any judicial or administrative fines", the bank said on X late Monday. With the court's approval of the deal, "the criminal case against our bank......

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