the only thing that ultimately got SWIFT to move was congressional pressure in 2012 threatening sanctions against SWIFT that led to a chain reaction.
David Schweikert: “the only thing that ultimately got SWIFT to move was congressional pressure in 2012 threatening sanctions against SWIFT…”
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Schweikert discusses the influence of congressional pressure on SWIFT's actions regarding Iranian banks.
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