US lawmaker suggests Iranian leaders may be moving assets abroad

A US lawmaker Marlin Stutzman has indicated that leaders in Iran may be transferring funds out of the country, potentially signaling preparations for personal security or escape, Iran International reports.

Iran leaders "seem to be starting to move some money outside of Iran and maybe that's an indication that they're going to try to find an exit that may save their life," Congressman Marlin Stutzman told Eye for Iran podcast

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“Leaders seem to be starting to move some money outside of Iran and maybe that's an indication that they're going to try to find an exit that may save their life,” Congressman Marlin Stutzman told Eye for Iran podcast.

Stutzman did not provide details on the scale or destinations of the purported financial transfers.

By Vafa Guliyeva