An $80 million bounty has been placed on US President Donald Trump's head after General Qasem Soleimani was killed in US airstrikes last week, according to reports.
The sanctions on Iran don’t prevent them from transfering money to most of the world, and 80 million dollars is pocket change for almost every single country.
They could have the money on a Cayman Islands or Swiss account by the end of the day, the problem is living long enough to spend it.
Is there a point to sanctions if they can transfer money to buying agents for whatever they need? Maybe the sanctions are all weapons & tech related or something.
Hmm, guess they used to be able to do U-turn payments just by using banks in various counties. If that’s harder now then it’s prob more expensive to get whatever they need since they have to pay someone enough to make it worthwhile for them to break the law. 🤷♂️
Let’s say they only reveal themselves to Iran though @FlyingSquid@lemmy.world - what about sanctions?
Do they have $80 million in crypto?
The sanctions on Iran don’t prevent them from transfering money to most of the world, and 80 million dollars is pocket change for almost every single country.
They could have the money on a Cayman Islands or Swiss account by the end of the day, the problem is living long enough to spend it.
Is there a point to sanctions if they can transfer money to buying agents for whatever they need? Maybe the sanctions are all weapons & tech related or something.
Hmm, guess they used to be able to do U-turn payments just by using banks in various counties. If that’s harder now then it’s prob more expensive to get whatever they need since they have to pay someone enough to make it worthwhile for them to break the law. 🤷♂️