# US DOJ seeks $61 million in what it calls Iran’s crypto-laundered black-market oil sales

https://mins.news/en/item/58768

- CoinDesk, 2026-09-15 05:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/15/u-s-doj-seeks-usd61-million-in-what-it-calls-crypto-laundered-iranian-oil-proceeds

> US prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture complaint targeting proceeds they describe as illegal Iranian cryptocurrency funds. They say the money is used to finance Iran’s military.

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