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"Ashland Inc. (ASH), the biggest producer of specialty papermaking chemicals, said a 50-50 joint venture with Switzerland's Clariant AG (CLN) sold products to Iran without the approval of the U.S. government. Units of the ASK Chemicals GmbH venture sold "granulate, coatings and hot top products" from Oct. 1 through March 1 to entities that may be owned or controlled by the Iranian government, Covington, Kentucky-based Ashland said today in its 10-Q filing. The products generated 715,000 euros ($934,000) of sales and 75,000 euros of profit, Ashland said. The products are used in metal casting, said Gary Rhodes, an Ashland spokesman. ASK's supervisory board unanimously voted in March to end transactions with Iran and ASK is terminating all business in the country, Ashland said in the filing." (Bloomberg, "Ashland Says Joint Venture Sold Products to Iran," 5/2/13)

"In addition, the Treasury identified four entities - Petro Suisse Intertrade, Hong Kong Intertrade, Noor Energy and Petro Energy Intertrade - as front companies used to enable evade sanctions on its oil exports." (BBC, "US tightens sanctions over Iran nuclear programme," 7/12/2013)

"Novartis AG, Europe's biggest drugmaker by sales, said its Alcon eye-care unit is under U.S. government investigation related to the export of products to Iran and other countries subject to trade sanctions. Alcon was notified last year that the U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of Texas is conducting an investigation into its sales, Novartis said in a regulatory filing today. The unit, run from Fort Worth, Texas, received a grand jury subpoena for documents dating back to 2005. Alcon is cooperating with the investigation, according to the filing. The U.S. government has programs that prohibit or limit products made or held in the U.S. from being sold to certain countries, including Iran, Syria and North Korea. Novartis, based in Basel, Switzerland, took full control of Alcon in 2010 after an 11 month dispute with minority shareholders. Alcon was based in Huenenberg, Switzerland, with U.S. headquarters in Texas. It generated $2.6 billion in sales during the fourth quarter, Novartis said today." (Bloomberg, "Novartis Draws U.S. Investigation Into Sales to Iran," 1/23/12)

The Swiss luxury watchmaker lists multiple authorized retailers in Tehran. (Company Website, "Retailers," Input: Iran)

The Swiss luxury watchmaker lists an authorized retailer in Tehran. ("Distribution," Company website)

The Swiss luxury watchmaker lists an authorized retailer in Tehran. ("Distribution," Company website)

The Swiss luxury watchmaker lists authorized retailers in Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, and Tehran. ("Store Locator," Company website)

Rado is a subsidiary of luxury watch conglomerate Swatch Group.

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The Swiss luxury watchmaker lists two authorized retailers in Tehran. (Company Website, "Addresses," Input: "Iran")

Paneria is a subsidiary of Swiss luxury goods holding comapny Richemont.

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The Swiss luxury watchmaker lists an authorized distributor in Tehran. ("Distribution," Company website)

Longines is a subsidiary of luxury watch conglomerate Swatch Group.

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The Swiss luxury watchmaker lists an authorized retailer in Tehran. (Company Website, "Retailers," Input: "Iran")