Iran Is Using Tether to Bypass Sanctions: Crypto's Biggest Real-World Use Case Just Got Darker

Iran has increasingly used Tether's USDT stablecoin to bypass U.S. financial sanctions by facilitating international payments without relying on conventional banks. While this offers Iran a workaround, U.S. regulators are targeting crypto infrastructure and Tether can freeze tokens, exposing limits to this strategy.

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