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The U.S. Treasury Department Thursday blacklisted financial institutions in Malaysia, Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates, as well as other companies, for purportedly helping Iran move billions of dollars internationally. The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Tajikistan-based Kont Investment Bank, Malaysia-based First Islamic Investment Bank and Dubai-based Sorinet Commercial Trust Bankers, in addition to Swiss-based Iranian oil trading company Naftiran Intertrade Company Ltd. (NICO) and Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani. The designations, made under the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act (CISADA), reflect the fact that blacklisted Iranian entities are increasingly turning to smaller financial institutions and...