{"id":332144,"date":"2025-05-28T16:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=332144"},"modified":"2025-05-28T16:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:33:21","slug":"is-irans-palermo-convention-approval-a-step-toward-transparency-or-tactical-deception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/is-irans-palermo-convention-approval-a-step-toward-transparency-or-tactical-deception\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Iran&#8217;s Palermo Convention Approval a Step Toward Transparency or Tactical Deception?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330496\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-330496 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-majlis-infighting-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-december-2024-e1744574592336.jpg\" alt=\"MP Mehdi Kouchakzadeh confronts Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during a heated public session of the regime\u2019s Majlis\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-majlis-infighting-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-december-2024-e1744574592336.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-majlis-infighting-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-december-2024-e1744574592336-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-majlis-infighting-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-december-2024-e1744574592336-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-majlis-infighting-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-december-2024-e1744574592336-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-majlis-infighting-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-december-2024-e1744574592336-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-majlis-infighting-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-december-2024-e1744574592336-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MP Mehdi Kouchakzadeh confronts Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during a heated public session of the regime\u2019s Majlis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Two-minute read<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After years of political infighting and institutional deadlock, the clerical dictatorship in Iran has officially ratified the Palermo Convention. But is this a genuine step toward financial transparency, or a symbolic move aimed at deceiving foreign powers and empowering the regime&#8217;s lobby abroad to argue for \u201cdiplomacy?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On May 24, Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashreghnews.ir\/news\/1717652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghalibaf formally communicated<\/a> the law&#8217;s ratification to the regime\u2019s president Masoud Pezeshkian, completing a legislative cycle that began in 2018. The move came after the Expediency Discernment Council, under renewed instructions from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in January, finally approved the bill on May 13\u2014albeit conditionally.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some factions and proponents within the regime claim this could help lift <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatf-gafi.org\/en\/countries\/detail\/iran.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran from the FATF blacklist<\/a>, facilitating international banking ties and reducing financial isolation. Officials from the Ministry of Economy and Central Bank argue that compliance with international norms, including this convention against transnational organized crime, is vital for attracting investment and improving trade relations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamenei\u2019s Authority Challenged as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Regime Splits Over US Negotiations and FATF<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/chshxBAW4Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/chshxBAW4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1900989139278872883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Critics argue the move is a sham\u2014part of a calculated effort to deceive the U.S. during nuclear talks while empowering regime-aligned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/demonizing-mek\/tracing-irans-web-of-influence-in-european-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lobbies and think tanks<\/a> in the West to push a narrative of fake diplomacy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, some extremist elements within the regime fear that such concessions, however superficial, could be interpreted as signs of weakness. They worry it may further demoralize Iran\u2019s already strained proxy forces and embolden opponents at home and abroad to intensify pressure on Tehran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meanwhile, fierce debate has erupted over Ghalibaf\u2019s swift implementation of the Palermo law. MP Mehdi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khabaronline.ir\/news\/2066733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Koochakzadeh insisted<\/a> the current parliament would vote against Palermo if given the chance, calling claims of broad legislative support a fabrication.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Internal Turmoil Over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FATF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FATF<\/a> Reveals Deepening Cracks in Clerical Regime<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SMUn4FITod\">https:\/\/t.co\/SMUn4FITod<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1880231092609073663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MP Mohammad-Taqi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilna.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-3\/1642598-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%88-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%BA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naghdali also questioned<\/a> why Ghalibaf executed the Palermo bill immediately, while a religiously charged &#8220;hijab and chastity&#8221; law remains frozen by the Supreme National Security Council. Ghalibaf responded that the Palermo law had passed all legal stages and that the delay in the hijab law came under explicit instruction from the Council.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite Palermo\u2019s passage, the larger FATF agenda remains unresolved. The Iranian regime has yet to ratify the CFT (Combating the Financing of Terrorism) convention\u2014widely seen as a red line due to Tehran\u2019s financial support for regional militias. Without full compliance, the regime will still face escalating isolation and internal contradictions. Even partial implementation may signal weakness domestically and fail to yield meaningful change abroad.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-minute read&nbsp; After years of political infighting and institutional deadlock, the clerical dictatorship in Iran has officially ratified the Palermo Convention. 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