Iran votes to join pact to combat terror financing

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament has voted to join a global convention to cut off terror financing, hoping to avoid further international sanctions as the 2015 nuclear accord unravels.
Parliament speaker Ali Larijani says 143 out of 268 lawmakers present voted Sunday to join the “Combating the Financing of Terrorism,” or CFT.
Iran has long provided support to the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group as well as Palestinian armed groups, which Western countries view as te