FSA named in WikiLeaks cables over Iranian banks

At a meeting in May 2008 attended by Sants, state department under-secretary Reuben Jeffrey and US treasury assistant Patrick O'Brien, the US encouraged the UK to "step into a leadership role" to deter a "nuclear-armed Iran" by stopping the activities of Iranian banks in London. According to a cable outlining the discussion, O'Brien expressed particular frustration about Bank Sepah, which was the subject of official international sanctions and was one of four Iranian banks in London, reports the Guardian. "With four Iranian banks continuing to operate in London, O'Brien said that Midd...