Middle East Bank (MEB; Persian: بانک خاورمیانه, lit.

[4][5] On 8 October 2020 OFAC (U.S. Department of the Treasury) changed its sanctions listing.

It is however one of the few banks tagged "IRAN" (categorization as an Iranian financial institution) only and therefore maintained its SWIFT BIC.

With the General License published on the same day Middle East Bank can fully maintain its support of the humanitarian business.

[6][7] Founded on 1 November 2012, the bank began operations in January 2013 and by May, 3 branches had been established with Rls.1.4 trillion in deposits.