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The Wall Street Journal lists LITASCO SA as a company that sold gasoline to Iran in 2009.

(The Wall Street Journal, "Black-Market Gasoline Shelters Iran," 6/17/2010)

This revelation comes following an article in April, 2009, in which "Commodities Now" reported that "Russian oil company LUKoil’s trading arm LITASCO has decided to stop selling refined products to Iran, in what is widely understood to be a politically motivated move after pressure to do so from the Russian government."

Prior to this announcement, the company was reportedly "shipping between 250,000 and 500,000 barrels of gasoline (petrol) to Iran per month."

(Commodities-Now.com, "Lukoil Halts Fuel Trade with Iran," 4/9/2010).

In a correspondance with the SEC in 2009, Mobile TeleSystems disclosed details regarding their signed agreements with Iran.

"The Company has roaming agreements with operators in Iran.  The International Roaming Agreement between OJSC “MTS” and Mobile Company of Iran (“MCI”) was signed April 24, 2006.  The International Roaming Agreement between OJSC “MTS” and “Taliya Iran” was signed November 18, 2006.  The International Roaming Agreement between OJSC “MTS” and MTN Irancell was signed May 25, 2008." (CORRESP for MOBILE TELESYSTEMS OJSC, 11/27/2009)

In 2006, "Rosoboronexport contracted with Iran late July to modernize 30 Su-24 front bombers which may bear tactic nuclear weapons. The contract is to be executed by Sukhoi." (Kommersant, "Sanctions Imposed on Russian Companies Linked with Iran," 08/05/06)

"Russia's state arms export agency said Monday that it is supplying Iran with defensive weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, but did not say whether they include the sophisticated long-range S-300 missiles...Rosoboronexport said in a statement that 'only weapons of a defensive nature are being supplied to Iran, including anti-aircraft weaponry.' It added that, previously, Tor-M1 air-defense systems were supplied to Iran." (USA Today, "Russia giving Iran only defensive weapons," 12/22/08)

"Rosoboronexport contracted with Iran late July to modernize 30 Su-24 front bombers which may bear tactic nuclear weapons. The contract is to be executed by Sukhoi." (Kommersant, "Sanctions Imposed on Russian Companies Linked to Iran," 08/05/2006)

Atomstroyexport, called "Russia's main nuclear exporter," is under German investigation for possibly breaking European rules by transporting Iran-bound shipments through Europe: “The formal investigation into Russia's activities by Frankfurt prosecutors…provides a window into the extent of the ongoing nuclear traffic with Iran, as well as the international tug of war over how much of it to stop."

"Under the U.N.'s rules, Russia can help Iran pursue peaceful nuclear applications, such as building the Bushehr reactor where the intercepted Russian shipments were allegedly bound. An Iran-bound shipment for the plant could travel by a different route—though Dubai, for example—without running afoul of U.N. dictates and without EU rules coming into play.”

“Russia, which has lucrative deals to help Iran develop nuclear power, argues that the EU and U.S. shouldn't add their own, tougher strictures once the U.N. agrees on a sanctions regime.”

“Frankfurt prosecutors say they launched their investigations after customs officials seized air-freight cargo en route from Moscow to Tehran that they determined contained monitoring equipment bound for the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, which has been haltingly under construction since the 1970s. The EU argues that helping even the civilian side of Iran's nuclear program serves to strengthen the full nuclear program, so it prohibits dealings with Bushehr...The prosecutors are examining the alleged role in transporting nuclear-related supplies through Europe by workers of the three airlines, and of employees of the alleged source of the cargo—JSC AtomStroyExport, the export arm of Russia's Atomic Energy Ministry.

AtomStroyExport has been helping Iran at Bushehr since signing a $1 billion contract in 1995, the Russian firm's website says. Russia recently committed to opening the plant by August."

"Both Russia and Iran say AtomStroyExport's participation in the construction of the Bushehr plant is legal. An AtomStroyExport spokeswoman said none of its shipments were affected by sanctions, stopped by German investigators or addressed to Iran's atomic agency."

"A European intelligence official said he believed the shipments seized in Europe represent the "tip of the iceberg" of Russian shipments to Iran" (The Wall Street Journal, "Germany Probes Russian Shipments to Iran." 6/12/10).

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"Atomstroyexport JSC continues construction of Bushehr NPP, which was begun in 1974 by German concern Kraftwerk Union A.G. (Siemens/KWU).In 1980 the concern terminated the contract with the Iranian customer because of the decision of the German government to join the American embargo on the equipment supplies to Iran.

On August 24th, 1992 the Cooperation Agreement in the field of peaceful use of atomic energy was signed between the government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and on August 25th, 1992 the Agreement was concluded on construction of the NPP in Iran. In January, 1995 the contract was signed for completion of construction of power unit No.1 of Bushehr NPP, and in 1998 Supplement No.1 to the above contract was signed according to which Atomstroyexport was assigned with management of the construction completion. Actually the countdown of construction of Bushehr NPP by the Russian party began in1998." (Company Website)

"On February 25, 2009 Head of SC Rosatom, Mr. Sergey Kirienko, and President of Atomstroyexport JSC, Mr. Dan Belenkiy, made a working visit to the Site of Bushehr NPP being constructed on a “turnkey” basis by Atomstroyexport JSC. Loading of dummy fuel assemblies in the reactor of Unit No. 1 started during the visit." (Company Website)

Flights from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport(IKA) to multiple cities in Europe (Company Website https://www.aeroflot.ru/eng)

Listed by U.S. Government as doing business in Iran. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, List of Companies Doing Business With State Sponsors Of Terror, Removed from the internet in July of 2007)

Russias third-largest mobile phone operator, MegaFon, is prepared to invest around three billion euros ($4.64bn) to build a GSM network in Iran, the company said. MegaFon hopes to win a tender for the third GSM licence in Iran, the firm quoted its general director Sergei Soldatenkov as saying at the opening of a representative office in Tehran. There are currently two mobile service providers in Iran - state-controlled Iran Telecommunication Company (ITC) and MTN Group, sub-Saharan Africas biggest cellphone operator. (Gulf Daily News, MegaFon to invest $4.6bn in Iran, June 11, 2008)

"Russian truck producer Kamaz will open a factory in Iran in September. In two years, the factory will produce 1,500 vehicles a year, according to a contract signed last year with Irans Raksh Khodro. Kamaz currently produces trucks in Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Ukraine and Vietnam." (The Warsaw Voice, "Kamaz Factory in Iran," 8/16/06)

"Last year Kamaz created two assemblies more in Iran and Pakistan." (Economic News, "KAMAZ Inc. Group Showed 20% Growth in All Areas," 2/27/08)