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Radiofarda – A conservative former MP and a member of the Islamic Republic’s influential Expediency Discernment Council (EDC) says that he’s optimistic over the ratification of four bills regarding the international conventions against money laundering and financing terrorism.

Radiofarda – The Belgium-based SWIFT financial messaging service will be disconnecting some Iranian banks this weekend, said SWIFT chief executive Gottfried Leibbrandt at an event in Paris on Friday.

Radiofarda – Italian police discovered 270 kg (600 lb) of heroin hidden in a container that arrived aboard a ship from Iran, the biggest such haul for at least 20 years in Italy, police said on Thursday.

Iran-HRM – The whereabouts of three environment activists, arrested by intelligence agents is still unknown. Iran’s Intelligence and security forces in Sanandaj, arrested Shugerd and Zaniar Gulabi on October 16, transferring them to an unknown location.

Iran-HRM – Iran’s intelligence and security forces arrested dozens of Iranian Arabs following home raids during the late evening on Monday and early morning hours on Tuesday.