The Associated Press’ article “Iran Votes to Join Pact to Combat Terror Financing” describes how the country made the “historic decision” to join the CFT. This is realevent to terrorism because it shows how Iran is taking steps to combat terrorism.
Iran has voted to join the CFT, or “Combating the Financing of Terrorism” convention. In order to become a law, this bill must be ratified by the Guardian Council. Joining this convention would require Iran to comply with ideas brought forth by an intergovernmental corporation called the Financial Action Task Force, which targets money laundering around the world. Opposers of the bill said it would erode the country’s sovereignty, while others saw it as a historic gesture that would make it easier to do business with China and Russia.
This story is significant because it shows how a country often associated with terrorism is taking actions to stop this issue.
The Associated Press. “Iran Voted to Join Pact to Combat Terror Financing.” The New York Times, 7 Oct. 2018,https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/10/07/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iran.html