Georgia says it froze Iranians’ accounts

TEHRAN,June 23(MNA) – The Georgian government froze approximately 150 bank accounts tied to Iranian businesses and individuals in order to comply with United Nations sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program, officials in Tbilisi said on Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported. Georgian Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani announced the freezing of the Iranian bank accounts at news conference, in response to questions about a front-page article in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that documented a sharp increase of investment by Iranians in Georgia over the past two years. Georgian government officials said the accounts were frozen before Thursday.