Sanctions have been applied as well: in the latest, the European Union decided this week to freeze the assets of Iran's biggest bank, bank Melli.

同时还对伊朗进行了诸多制裁：最近，欧盟决定在本周内冻结伊朗最大的银行——梅里银行的资产。

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The U.S.Treasury says Bank Melli helps pay for weapons proliferation, and forbids U.S.citizens from dealing with it.

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They are accused of sending money to the Iran's state-owned Bank Melli.

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Bank Melli has been sanctioned by the U.S governmentfor its involvement in weapons proliferation since October 2007.

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The EU sanctions adopted Monday include an asset freeze on Iran's Bank Melli and visa bans on some senior officials.

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Sharafi was abducted February 4 in front of a branch of the Iranian state-owned Bank Melli in central Baghdad's Karrada district.

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