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Ed Markey: “I think we need to examine the consequences. Does that mean Ali Khamenei can move $95 billion in liquid assets around…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I think we need to examine the consequences. Does that mean Ali Khamenei can move $95 billion in liquid assets around the world through the formal financial system, including SWIFT?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey questions the implications of lifting sanctions on Khamenei's financial assets.

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