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US Targets Banque Misr UAE Branches Over Iran War

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The Treasury Department is moving to sever an Egyptian bank’s United Arab Emirates branches from the US financial system as part of efforts to pressure Iran into ending the war in the Middle East. On Friday, Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a measure revoking Banque Misr’s UAE correspondent banking access to US financial institutions, according to a statement posted on Treasury’s website on Friday morning. Banque Misr is Egypt’s second-largest bank.