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Over the last three presidential administrations, the United States government has granted Mallinckrodt Pharmaceutical Company 11 special licenses to do business in Iran. (New York Times, "Companies with Permission to Bypass Sanctions," 12/24/10)

"This license authorized the company to export a variety of its vitamin products to Iran. The names of the Iranian importers have been redacted by OFAC." (New York Times, "Licenses Granted to U.S. Companies Run the Gamut," 12/24/10)

Over the last three presidential administrations, the United States government has granted Sportika Export 16 special licenses to do business in Iran. (New York Times, "Companies with Permission to Bypass Sanctions," 12/24/10)

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"This license was to export food supplements for building muscles, like protein powder, to Iran. Richard White, Sportika Export's chief executive, said Iran is a very good market for companies like his. 'It appears there must be an upper class there because these items are fairly high priced by the time you import then and pay all the duty there,' he said, adding that he is comfortable selling his products in Iran 'because the government is comfortable with our doing it.'" (New York Times, "Licenses Granted to U.S. Companies Run the Gamut," 12/24/10)

"This license is to sell a Hollywood USA weight loss supplement called NatureFit. 'Iranians absolutely love American products,' said the company's owner, Rocky Hadzovic, adding that he had no compunction against selling his products in Iran. 'If we don't sell to them, someobody else will - they're going to get product from Canada, Europe, or China.'" (New York Times, "Licenses Granted to U.S. Companies Run the Gamut," 12/24/10)

The IBR group lists Iran as being within its "operating area." (Company Website)

Apotex is Canada's largest pharmaceutical company, with "5,800 employees, 85 million prescriptions, and over $1 billion in annual sales." (Company Website). Apotex sells its products in Iran through a regional distributor, the pharmaceutical import company Neda-e-Mahya Co. (Company Website).

EMD USA is the North American affiliate of the German chemicals and pharmaceuticals company, Merck.

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Like on Merck's website, EMD lists chemical distributors in Iran. (Company website. "Worldwide")

"In Iran, Merck has a representative office engaged in the marketing of engaged in the marketing of laboratory and specialty chemicals. Until the two divisions Merck Serono and Consumer Health Care as well as the business sector Chemicals have specific information on this site the offices are your point of contact for Merck products."

Listed are the Merck's chemicals distributors in Iran.  (Company Website)

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Over the last three presidential administrations, the United States government has granted Merck 10 special licenses to do business in Iran. (New York Times, "Companies with Permission to Bypass Sanctions," 12/24/10)

Over the last three presidential administrations, the United States government has granted Bayer 13 special licenses to do business in Iran. (New York Times, "Companies with Permission to Bypass Sanctions," 12/24/10)

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"Bayer has been selling products in Iran since the 1880s, according to the company, and founded its first local subsidiary there in the 1960s. Bayer, which sells a variety of products, including medicine, soaps, car treatments and shoe soles, has also sold food, oils, X-Ray equipment and drugs to the American government." The company has $610 million in revenue and benefits from the US government for their investments in Iran during 2000-2009.  Their activities in Iran are currently active. (The New York Times, "Profiting from Iran, and the US," 3/6/2010)

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"Germany's trade ties to Iran stretch back to the Middle Ages, and many of the companies currently there have been active in Iran for decades. Some 85 German companies have operations in Iran, from chemical maker BASF AG to Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Bayer AG, and others such as Linde AG and Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG are active there, according to the Hamburg-based German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce. More than 7,000 companies conduct business there through local representatives. Germany has become such a big trading partner for Iran because so many of its companies provide the machinery and engineering prowess Iran needs to improve its infrastructure." (The Wall Street Journal, "German Firms Feel Pressure Over Tehran Trade," 10/3/09)

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 Internet in July 2007)