Israel declares Iran's Central Bank a terrorist entity

Israel has officially designated the Central Bank of Iran and several affiliated institutions and individuals as terrorist entities, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday, saying the move strikes at the core of Tehran’s regional financing operations.

Katz signed a special order declaring the Central Bank, two additional Iranian banks, an oil company linked to the Iranian military, and three senior Iranian officials as terrorist organizations and operatives.

The designation follows recommendations by the Mossad and the National Headquarters for Economic Combating Terrorism, part of Israel’s Defense Ministry.

“The Central Bank of Iran is not a financial institution — it is a conduit that funnels billions into murderous terrorism,” Katz said, adding that the network had been “hit in the places that hurt the ayatollahs' regime the most.”