In Case You Missed It: UANI Featured In FoxNews.com Story Following Successful Year-Long Campaign Against Maersk

July 1, 2011

In Case You Missed It: UANI Featured In FoxNews.com Story Following Successful Year-Long Campaign Against Maersk

FoxNews.com: "The Decision Comes After A Yearlong Campaign By Iran Watchdog United Against Nuclear Iran To Pressure Maersk"

 

FoxNews.com

July 1, 2011

 

"Danish shipping giant Maersk has decided to suspend business ties with several Iranian ports after the Obama administration blacklisted port operator Tidewater Middle East Co.

 

"The decision comes after a yearlong campaign by Iran watchdog United Against Nuclear Iran to pressure Maersk and one other firm -- Japanese construction company Komatsu -- to pull out of the country. The group claimed the firms were doing business with Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions restricting firms from knowingly investing in Iran's energy sector...

 

"United Against Nuclear Iran President Mark Wallace applauded the decision, while urging Maersk to 'completely end' business in Iran.

 

"'There is little excuse for doing any business with the Iranian regime, particularly when it comes to a company like Maersk that receives more than $4 billion in contracts from the U.S. Department of Defense,' he said. 'Iran's regime has a long history of exploiting shipping companies in order to illegally import nuclear technology and arm terrorist groups. Companies that continue doing business in Iran are not victims of Iran's deceit, they are complicit in Iran's strategy.'"

 

Click here to read the full FoxNews.com article, "Shipping Firm Maersk Suspends Business With Iranian Ports in Wake of Sanctions."

Click here to view UANI's statement about Maersk ending its business at Tidewater Middle East Co. ports.

Click here to read UANI's Executive Research Report, "Iran's Exploitation of the Shipping Industry."

 

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