TWO banks accused of funnelling millions of pounds to Hamas are operating in the heart of London, The Sun on Sunday can reveal.
Yet Iran’s Bank Saderat and Melli Bank are both sanctioned by the US for their links with the terrorist group which slaughtered 1,400 Israelis earlier this month.
Peter JordanTwo Iranian banks, including Melli Bank have been accused of funnelling millions of pounds to Hamas yet are still operating in the heart of London[/caption]
Bank Saderat is based just yards from the Bank of England in the City.
And Melli Bank is in Kensington High Street.
Hamas is officially designated as a terrorist group in Britain.
A US court found Bank Sederat and Melli Bank liable for an attack by Hamas gunmen in which two Americans died.
Ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith demanded last night: “These banks must be sanctioned.”
The Foreign Office said it plans “a new sanctions regime”.
The banks were asked for comment.
Ban the terrorists from Iran
By Dr Liam Fox, Tory MP and former Defence Secretary
THE barbaric murder of more than 1,400 people in Israel by Hamas terrorists horrified every right-thinking person.
Britain has called this out for what it is — terror.
And Rishi Sunak deserves praise for his clarity and diplomatic efforts.
But we must ask ourselves tough questions.
Who backs Hamas?
Who funds, trains and arms them?
Which banks funnel cash to bankroll such despicable acts?
All fingers point to Iran’s fanatical regime.
Its Islamic Revolutionary Guard may well have helped plan the murderous attacks on Israelis.
Yet we have not proscribed them as a terror group, even though the US has — and has urged us to do the same.
We must end our dithering and ban them now.
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