Germany

3-Modellmotoren

Industry
Automotive
Country
Germany
Sources

3-Modellmotoren's petrol engine was found in the following Houthi weapon system: the Sammad UAV. (UN Security Council, "Letter dated 22 January 2021 from the Panel of Experts on Yemen addressed to the President of the Security Council," 1/21). 

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"According to the Panel, the engine [used in a Houthi weapon system] derives from a shipment of 21 such engines that 3W exported to Eurowings Aviation and Consultancy of Athens, Greece, in June 2015 (UNSC, 2019, p. 89). The Panel further identified that the engines were resupplied to a company based in Iran, in violation of German law (UNSC, 2020, pp. 110-113)." (Conflict Armament Research, "Evolution of UAVs Employed by Houthi Forces in Yemen, 2/2020)

Albert GmbH

Industry
Manufacturing
Country
Germany
Sources

GHODS Group is a representative of Albert GmbH in Iran.

According to GHODS's website, "GHODS Commercial and Industrial Group was established with the aim to serve and support the Iranian Industry, Marine and Oil and Gas sector.

Through our main office located in Tehran, in close collaboration with our Partners worldwide, we provide a wide range of services to our clients including feasibility studies, engineering consulting, design and implementation, supplying material, machinery and equipment for the abovementioned sectors.

GHODS Group is the Sole representative of the German company Albert GmbH in Iran with more than 130 years of international experience in the general industry and marine sector."

Aerzen GmbH

Industry
Manufacturing
Country
Germany
Sources

Aerzen GmbH advertizes ties to GMI Projects Hamburg GmbH, a U.S. Tresury Department sanction-designated entity. According to a Treasury Department press release from January 5 2021, "GMI Projects Hamburg GmbH … and U.K.-based GMI Projects Ltd. are being designated for being owned or controlled by MIDHCO [Middle East Mines and Mineral Industries Development Holding Company].” Tehran-based MIDHCO, also sanctioned on January 5, is a critical part of Iran’s sanctioned metals and mining industry, with a “collective production capacity of over 19 million tons of steel, iron, and copper products.”

ADAMS Armaturen

Industry
Industrial Services
Country
France
Sources

ADAMS Armaturen is listed on the website of Arsam Energy Pars Company, which provides products and equipment, and engineering and procurement services for the oil, gas and hydroelectric power industries, and works with Iranian sanctions-designated entities and regime-affliated entities, as a partner. 

Further, ADAMS is listed as the main partner on Arsam's hydro power projects.

3W International

Industry
Engineering
Country
Germany
Sources

"A [German] CAR [Conflict Armament Research] report in February 2020 on the evolution of UAVs used by Houthis in Yemen documented the engines that originated in Germany. One shipment of 21 engines was sent to Athens in June 2015 and ended up in Iran.

'The most significant features of the Sammad-pattern UAV are its shape and its engine. It uses a 3W-110i B2 engine manufactured by 3W Moddellmoroten Weinhold GmbH in Hanau, Germany,' CAR noted.

Another report at Tagesshau in German also looks at the export of the motors. It notes that this 3W-110i B2 two-cylinder engine can be used in model airplanes that weigh around 20 kilos.

Later, the engines would find their way onto drones in Yemen that can carry surveillance equipment or munitions. The German report notes that the “Federal Republic of Germany  imposes special precautionary measures on goods that can be for both civilian and military uses.” (The Jerusalem Post, "How Germany was drawn to Iran 'dual-use' drone motors for Yemen Houthis," 9/28/20)

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"German officials imposed a ban on the sale of model aircraft engines to Iran after a shipment ended up in drones used by the Houthis in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia.

'There was no indication that the engines would be delivered to Iran,' said Karsten Schudt, managing director of manufacturer 3W-International.

Iran has used German and Dutch precision-engineered small engines for more than a decade to boost its own drone production." (NWorld, "Germany stops Iran buying mini-engines after they were found in Houthi drones," 9/24/20)

OTC Global GmbH

Industry
Transportation
Country
Germany
Sources

OTC Global GmbH states on its website: “For land transport to Iran, we offer you individual support in cooperation with our colleagues in Iran and in Slovenia and regular service: Full Truck Load (FTL) and Less than Truck Load (LTL), also temperature-controlled cargos at competitive prices and reliable service.” OTC also offers “special solutions and also heavy haulage for your Machine Transport to Iran or general project transport.”