UANI Calls on the Kuwait and Gulf Link Holding Company to End Its Business in Iran

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2010 Contact: Kimmie Lipscomb, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296 UANI Calls on the Kuwait and Gulf Link Holding Company to End Its Business in Iran New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) on Monday called on the Kuwait and Gulf Link Holding Company K.S.C. ("KGL") to follow the lead of responsible global corporations and end its business in Iran. KGL's continued business dealings in Iran constitute a violation of U.S. law and, to the extent that relationship continues, KGL will no longer be eligible to receive contracts from the U.S. government. KGL is listed on UANI's Iran Business Registry and has conducted business with the U.S. Department of Defense. In a letter to Ali E. Dashti, the Chairman of KGL Holding Company K.S.C., UANI President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace wrote: This letter is to inform the Kuwait and Gulf Link Holding Company K.S.C. ("KGL") that your continued business dealings in Iran constitute a violation of U.S. law and, to the extent that relationship continues, KGL will no longer be eligible to receive contracts from the U.S. government. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) calls upon KGL to follow the lead of responsible global corporations and cease doing business in Iran. The material assistance you have provided to Iran has facilitated Iran's pursuit of an illegal nuclear weapons program. Furthermore, the assistance you have provided fosters Iran's ability to oppress its own people and support terrorist entities in the region. **** The activities of KGL are clearly encompassed by the provisions of CISADA. KGL's joint venture with Iran's SSK Valfajr 8th Shipping Line Co. ("SSK Valfajr") appears to be a clear and flagrant violation. SSK Valfajr is an Iranian government-owned subsidiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines Group (IRISL). **** The net result of KGL's continued operations in Iran is that KGL is now prohibited from engaging in business with the U.S. government should this relationship continue. **** It is time for KGL to follow the lead of other responsible companies and stop putting short-term profits ahead of the lasting damage to not only your corporate image, but more importantly, to the people of Iran, and the international community. Please let us hear from you by October 26, 2010 as to whether or not you will take action to end KGL's business in Iran. Click hereto call on KGL to end its business with Iran. Click hereto read the full text of the letter to KGL. # # # United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran should concern every American and be unacceptable to the community of nations. Since 1979 the Iranian regime, most recently under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's leadership, has demonstrated increasingly threatening behavior and rhetoric toward the US and the West. Iran continues to defy the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations in their attempts to monitor its nuclear activities. A number of Arab states have warned that Iran's development of nuclear weapons poses a threat to Middle East stability and could provoke a regional nuclear arms race. In short, the prospect of a nuclear armed Iran is a danger to world peace. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a non-partisan, broad-based coalition that is united in a commitment to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to become a regional super-power possessing nuclear weapons. UANI is an issue-based coalition in which each coalition member will have its own interests as well as the collective goal of advancing an Iran free of nuclear weapons. The Objectives of United Against a Nuclear Iran Inform the public about the nature of the Iranian regime, including its desire and intent to possess nuclear weapons, as well as Iran's role as a state sponsor of global terrorism, and a major violator of human rights at home and abroad; Heighten awareness nationally and internationally about the danger that a nuclear armed Iran poses to the region and the world; Mobilize public support, utilize media outreach, and persuade our elected leaders to voice a robust and united American opposition to a nuclear Iran; Lay the groundwork for effective US policies in coordination with European and other allies; Persuade the regime in Tehran to desist from its quest for nuclear weapons, while striving not to punish the Iranian people, and; Promote efforts that focus on vigorous national and international, social, economic, political and diplomatic measures. UANI is led by an advisory board of outstanding national figures representing all sectors of our country.

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