Trump allegedly rented space to Iranian bank with terror ties

Donald Trump’s real estate empire rented New York office space to an Iranian bank with links to terror and the theocracy’s nuclear program, according to a published report Monday.
The Trump Organization purchased the General Motors Building on Fifth Avenue in 1998 and inherited Bank Melli as a tenant, according to documents reviewed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the Center for Public Integrity.
Bank Melli remained a Trump tenant until 2003 — four years after the US Treasury Department labeled it an organ of Tehran.
The US has accused Bank Melli of helping gain sensitive material for nukes in the country and sneaking money to Iran’s terror-linked Revolutionary Guard.
Trump has taken a hard-line stance against Iran, denouncing it as a “big enemy” of the United States.
“It’s a pretty hypocritical position to take,” said Richard Nephew, former principal deputy coordinator of sanctions for the State Department under Presidents Obama and George W. Bush. “It suggests that his principles are pretty flexible when it comes to him getting paid.”
Trump’s campaign declined comment on the Bank Melli issue.
“Mr. Trump’s sole focus is and will be on making our country great again,” Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks said. “He has already committed to putting his assets in a blind trust and will have no involvement whatsoever in the Trump Organization.”

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