The Financial Times has seen no official reports of illegal financial dealings at the banks.

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The US and EU have placed restrictions on dealings with Iran's Central Bank - the only official channel for Iranians to transfer money abroad - and Swift, the body that handles global banking transactions, has cut Iran's banks out of its system.

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The first family's business dealings have come under scrutiny since the release of the president's official declaration of assets for 2008.

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Tony Blair's official spokesman dismissed allegations that the government is threatening to reveal damaging details of the former minister's business dealings if he publishes an autobiography.

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