RT - Banks in Iran have started sending letters to their branches, informing them that they will be cut off from the international financial messaging system SWIFT starting Monday. Being cut off from SWIFT makes it difficult for Iran to get paid for exports and to pay for imports. SWIFTs chief executive Gottfried Leibbrandt had earlier confirmed ...

Reuters - 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. Earlier this week, SWIFT had already stated that it would be suspending some unspecified Iranian banks access to its messaging system in the interest ...