UANI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21st, 2009
Contact: Joe Kildea; press@unitedagainstnucleariran.com
Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Condemns American & European Companies For Participating In Iran's Oil Show

New York, NY - "UANI condemns the American and European companies who today participated in Iran's International Exhibition of Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals.  The United States, the European Union and others have sent a clear message to Iran to cease its illegal nuclear program. Those companies attending Iran's oil conference are undermining international efforts to deter Iran's nuclear program solely for short-term economic gain.   Just yesterday the international community stood united against Iran's inflammatory rhetoric at the U.N's Durban Review Conference.  We ask all companies to do the same -- walk out of Iran.  It is time to take a stand against Iran's reckless behavior, support of terror, oppression of the innocent, and pursuit of nuclear weapons." - Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, President, United Against Nuclear Iran

• To visit the website for Iran's International Exhibition of Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals, click here. 
• To read about American companies at the Exhibition, click here. 
• To see a list of last year's exhibitors, click here. 

RESEARCH

IRAN UNDER 3 ROUNDS OF U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS OVER NUCLEAR PROGRAM

"The United States and other countries suspect Iran of trying to make a nuclear weapon. The U.N. Security Council has imposed three sets of sanctions against Iran, mainly aimed at its defense and financial industries, intended to dissuade the country from pursuing nuclear weapons." (The Washington Post, Iran Corroborates U.N. Nuclear Monitor's Estimate of Centrifuges in Operation, August 30, 2008)
 

IRAN HAS NOT SUSPENDED ENRICHMENT

"Contrary to the decisions of the Security Council, Iran has not suspended its enrichment related activities or its work on heavy water-related projects" (IAEA Board of Governors, Report by the Director General, February 19, 2009)

• "Regrettably, as a result of the continued lack of cooperation by Iran in connection with the remaining issues which give rise to concerns about possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear programme."

SANCTIONS ARE AFFECTING IRAN’S ECONOMY

AMB SUSAN RICE: "The sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations and implemented by the United States and others have had some significant effect on the trade and the banking and the financial sector inside of Iran, and we certainly remain open to consideration of possible future measures." (ABC News, "This Week," April 5, 2009)

SANCTIONS "DISSUADE EVEN THE HARDIEST ENERGY FIRMS FROM INVESTING IN IRAN"

"Iran's lucrative energy reserves are looking increasingly unloved, as the threat of a fresh round of sanctions looms over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations this week. … [T]he sanctions already in place should be enough to dissuade even the hardiest energy firms from investing in Iran." (Lionel Laurent, "Iran's Chances Of Energy Investment Fade," Forbes.com, September 22, 2008)

IRANIAN GOVERNMENT ADMITS SANCTIONS "HAVE PUSHED UP COSTS AND SLOWED DOWN SOME PROJECTS"

"… U.S. and United Nations sanctions aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program have pushed up costs and slowed down some projects in Tehran's $16 billion effort to double domestic refining capacity, said Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, a top adviser to the oil minister and the country's recently replaced refinery czar." (Roshanak Taghavi, "Iran Strives To Expand Oil Refineries," The Wall Street Journal, November 1, 2008)

• "Sanctions Have Scared Off Many Foreign Investors From The West Who Might Otherwise Be Willing To Sink The Billions Of Dollars Necessary To Help Build New Refineries."

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