UANI Calls on Maersk and Komatsu to Comply with Sanctions and End Their
Business in Iran
New York, NY -
United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)
on Thursday called
on
Maersk and
Komatsu to comply with U.S. sanctions and end their business in
Iran. Maersk and Komatsu are listed on
UANI's
Iran Business Registry (IBR). Maersk
and Komatsu both conduct business in Iran that contributes to Iran's ability to
develop its petroleum resources. As a
result of this business, both companies are subject to sanctions under the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010("CISADA").
In a letter to Nils
Smedegaard Andersen, the CEO of Maersk Shipping, UANI President, Ambassador
Mark D. Wallace wrote:
Maersk operates two offices in Iran, one in Tehran and one in Bandar
Abbas.
Several container terminals operated by Maersk Iran A.S. are service
points for imports and exports and also fall under the jurisdiction of CISADA,
including the Shaheed Rajee Container Terminal in Bandar Abbas... The Shaheed
Rajee Container Terminal is operated by operated by Tidewater Middle East Co.
("Tidewater").
Reports indicate that Tidewater is principally owned and/or controlled
by the IRGC, a group designated by the U.S. Department of State as a terrorist
entity and that is heavily involved in the development of Iran's nuclear
program... These business operations in Iran constitute sanctionable activity
covered by CISADA.
CISADA requires companies that do business with the U.S. Government to
certify that they do not engage in business in Iran that is subject to
sanctions. (CISADA, Section 102, (b)(1), Additional Measure Relating to
Government Contracts). Maersk cannot
make such a certification.
In a letter to Kunio
Noji, the CEO of Komatsu, UANI President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace wrote:
Komatsu Middle East FZE ("KME") has an office in Tehran and has enabled
the sale, assembly and manufacture of construction equipment that has been used
in Iran's energy sector.
As you may know, the oil and gas sector in Iran is dominated by the
IRGC, an entity that is the principal player in Iran's nuclear weapons program
and is also on the U.S. State Department's Terrorism List... Komatsu's business
dealings in Iran in the oil and gas sector are inappropriate and violate the
law.
Unfortunately, Komatsu is likely aiding in the development of Iran's nuclear
weapons program through its sale of Komatsu excavation products, including
bulldozers, dump trucks, crawler dozers, etc... Please be advised that unless
Komatsu ceases its business dealings in Iran, Komatsu will be barred from
contracting with the U.S. government.
UANI calls on
Maerskand
Komatsu to make a simple choice between doing business in Iran and doing
business with the U.S. Government.
Click
here to read
the letter to Maersk.
Click
here to read
the letter to Komatsu.
Click
here to learn more about the Iran Disclosure Project.
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