Malaysia 'bullied' into closing Iranian bank accounts, says Dr M

By MAZWIN NIK ANIS

Nation
Wednesday, 30 Oct 2019
6:36 PM MYT

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is being "bullied" into closing Iranian-linked bank accounts, says the Prime Minister.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that while Putrajaya and Tehran share close ties, if the accounts are not closed, Malaysian banks abroad will be closed.

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