June 2016, the Financial Action Task Force has welcomed Iran’s high-level political commitment to address its strategic AML/CFT deficiencies, and its decision to seek technical assistance in the implementation of the Action Plan , but— (A) on September 2, 2017, Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami stated that Iran would increase its support for terrorist groups such as Hezbollah, stating that perhaps the main fear of the arrogant powers about our relationship with the resistance axis is that they do not want such a pattern to see the light of day