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Valley National Bank of Arizona was a bank in Phoenix, Arizona. It was used in financial transactions related to Israel arms sales and the release of USA hostages.1
In December 1980, $4 million, part of a larger $56 million payment for the release of USA hostages in Iran, was deposited into an account belonging to Earl Brian at the Valley National Bank of Arizona. This transaction was handled by Ari Ben-Menashe, who ensured a customs slip was obtained to legitimize the deposit.1
Valley National Bank of Arizona was also one of the USA banks through which letters of credit for arms sales to Iran were routed, along with Chicago-Tokyo Bank, Chemical Bank, and Bank One.1
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Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War") ↩︎