Central Bank of Iran controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Israeli terrorist designation
Israel designated the CBI and several Iranian financial entities as terrorist organizations in June 2025, alleging that they supported the financing of Iran-aligned militant groups. This is an Israeli governmental designation and is not presented here as an uncontested international legal finding.
2024
IRLeaks cyberattack on the Iranian banking sector
IRLeaks reportedly attacked the Central Bank and many other Iranian banks in August 2024. Reporting described the incident as one of Iran's most serious banking-sector cyberattacks and stated that the government paid a ransom connected with protecting or recovering customer data.