WikiLeaks: Treasury 'slow to act in blocking terrorist finance' - Telegraph: "American officials also questioned whether the Labour government was 'willing to pull out all the stops' to prevent Iran's attempts to acquire nuclear weapons, during a diplomatic row that continued behind the scenes for two years.
They blamed a 'pronounced split' between Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling for what they believed were delays in closing down Iranian-owned banks, despite warnings that London had become a key financial centre for the regime.
Ministers were 'cautious' about using anti-terrorism legislation against Iranian banks because they had been stung by the controversy over control orders.
The allegations that the previous government dragged its heels over sanctions against Iran are contained in US embassy communications obtained by the WikiLeaks website and seen by The Daily Telegraph."
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