In Case You Missed It: "Pressure from Governments and Groups Such as New York-Based United Against Nuclear Iran is Building"

   

In Case You Missed It: "Pressure from Governments and Groups Such as New York-Based United Against Nuclear Iran is Building" UANI Shipping Campaign Twice Mentioned by The Wall Street Journal Iran's Oil Ships Sail Into Troubled Waters By Benoît Faucon The Wall Street Journal June 25, 2012 Iran, already braced for escalating sanctions in coming days, is facing another challenge to ship its oil that could ultimately curtail its crude sales more than expected. Under pressure from lobbying groups campaigning against Iran's nuclear program, some specialized companies that supply the safety certificates required for ships to dock at foreign ports are terminating their dealings with Iran. Tankers from Iran and elsewhere can't sail without a stamp of approval from these "classification societies," which survey the vessels to ensure they are safe and environmentally sound. ... One by one over the last few months, European classification societies such as Norway's Det Norske Veritas, the U.K.'s Lloyd's Register and France's Bureau Veritas have terminated contracts to survey Iranian ships, including ships for the country's largest tanker company, NITC. ... Any sailing ban on Iranian tankers would be a dramatic setback for Tehran's oil lifeblood, which increasingly relies on its domestic vessels to ship its crude after shippers that feared insurance problems stopped carrying its oil. ... Some classification companies hint that political campaigning from U.S.-based campaign groups was behind their decision to sever their Iranian links. "It is of the utmost importance that we maintain our good reputation," Germany's Germanische Lloyd said in a letter sent to advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, announcing its termination of Iranian ship surveys. ... Click here to read the full article. Mystery Ship Underlines Pain Tehran Faces Over Sanctions By Wayne Ma and Benoît Faucon The Wall Street Journal June 22, 2012 An Iranian oil shipper's $100 million tanker, on order from China, is nearly ready to sail the high seas. But it's turning out to be a mystery ship. ... The fog around the new tanker shows the high level of secrecy companies are imposing on their business with Iran these days-especially in the oil sector-in the face of heightened pressure to squeeze Iran economically. ... Until now, the company had been spared by the restrictions. But political and legal pressure from governments and groups such as New York-based United Against Nuclear Iran is building for companies to cut their links to the tanker company. ... Click here to read the full article. Click here to visit UANI's Shipping Campaign page. ###                                                                        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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