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"Other Western satellite companies, including Intelsat SA and Telesat Holdings Inc., still carry IRIB's channels." (The Wall Street Journal, "A Top Satellite Provider Cuts Off Iran State Broadcaster," 10/15/2012)

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"IRIB broadcasts not only in Persian but in Arabic—on its Al Alam channel—and in English on its Press TV. Besides Eutelsat, companies it uses include Intelsat SA, Telesat Holdings Inc. and AsiaSat, a Hong Kong-based operator in which General Electric Co. has a stake... Telesat, which also says it isn't aware of being jammed, does carry BBC Persian but the satellite that carries the channel isn't widely watched in Iran." (The Wall Street Journal, "In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV," 12/27/2011)

On Monday, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) applauded the British telecommunications company Arqiva, and European Satellite provider Eutelsat, for taking 19 Iranian television and radio stations off the European airways, effective today. (10/15/2012)

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"Satellite provider Eutelsat agreed with media services company Arqiva to block the Irib channels as of Monday morning because of 'reinforced EU council sanctions' Eutelsat spokeswoman Vanessa O'Connor said. Irib's access to Eutelsat was via a contract with Arqiva." (Fox News, "European satellite provider cuts off 19 Iranian TV and radio stations because of EU sanctions," 10/15/2012)

"Iran uses international companies to provide the infrastructure for its broadcasting and telecoms services, even as it ramps up its attempts to prevent civilian Internet use and jams broadcasts from international news networks, including the Voice of America and BBC Persian.

Arqiva facilitates the regime-controlled IRIB’s Persian television transmissions as well as its English-language outlet Press TV and Al-Alam in Arabic, according to UANI…In a recent letter to Arqiva, UANI president Kristen Silverberg warned the British company that it could run afoul of recent US sanctions legislation if it continues to provide services to IRIB. The most recent legislation, passed in April, sanctions entities that have sold or provided goods, services or technologies to Iran or Syria likely to be used to facilitate computer or network disruption, monitoring or tracking.

The pressure group also accused Arqiva of acting contrary to the position on Iran of the British government, which opposes human rights abuses.

'By facilitating IRIB’s broadcast of libelous programs and hate speech against religious minorities, forced confessions of peaceful dissidents and civil society activists, and “show trials” of political prisoners, Arqiva is serving to further the Iranian regime’s campaign of persecution and repression against its own citizens,' Silverberg wrote." (The Jerusalem Post, "UK firm ‘facilitating Iran’s human rights abuses'," 6/14/12)

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"European satellite companies like Eutelsat, Intelsat and Arqiva provide extensive services to the Iranian state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), including for domestic Iranian radio and television broadcasts, and for Iran's growing list of foreign-language channels, like the English-language PressTV and the Arabic Al-Alam... It has not stopped carrying IRIB channels on its satellites, which are facilitated through Arqiva, even though the Iranian government is effectively destroying the products of its other clients... Over the past two years, during which Iran increased its jamming of Persian-language broadcasts from abroad, Eutelsat and Arqiva have done little to hold the Iranian government accountable." (The Wall Street Journal, "Broadcasting Tehran's Repression," 12/9/2011) 

In 2016 AdaptiveMobile reconfirmed its position to UANI.

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"AdaptiveMobile Security Ltd. ended its contracts with an Iranian phone company following the disclosure that the closely held firm supplied and serviced technology for monitoring and storing text messages. AdaptiveMobile, based in Dublin, stopped doing business with MTN Irancell, Iran's second-largest mobile provider, as of May 24, according to United Against Nuclear Iran, a New York- based advocacy organization that pressures companies to cut business ties to Iran. The group cited an e-mail from AdaptiveMobile. Iranian authorities use surveillance technologies to round up and interrogate political activists, according to accounts provided by victims and human rights groups. AdaptiveMobile sold technology for monitoring and storing text messages to Irancell in 2008, Bloomberg News reported last October. The company was still servicing the commercial gear. Police have access to the system, two former MTN Irancell managers said. 'We applaud AdaptiveMobile for ending its business in Iran,' said Kristen Silverberg, president of United Against Nuclear Iran, in a statement. 'AdaptiveMobile has made the responsible decision, and we encourage other telecommunications companies to follow suit.'" (Bloomberg, "AdaptiveMobile Drops Iran Contracts On Gear For Text Monitoring," 6/7/12)

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"Stockholm-based Ericsson AB, Creativity Software Ltd. of the U.K. and Dublin-based AdaptiveMobile Security Ltd. marketed or provided gear over the past two years that Iran's law enforcement or state security agencies would have access to, according to more than 100 documents and interviews with more than two dozen technicians and managers who worked on the systems... AdaptiveMobile, backed by the investment arm of Intel Corp. (INTC), proposed a system in partnership with Ericsson for Iran’s largest mobile provider in 2010 that would filter, block and store cell phone text messages, according to two people familiar with the discussions. An Ericsson spokesman confirmed the proposal... AdaptiveMobile says its technologies are for fighting spam, viruses and 'inappropriate content,' not designed or sold for law enforcement. It says it plans to cease doing business in Iran when its contract is up in late 2012, because continuing in Iran’s current political climate could damage its reputation... Ericsson, which bid on the system, was told by MCI, the country’s largest wireless operator, to partner with AdaptiveMobile for monitoring and filtering technology, according to Ericsson spokesman Fredrik Hallstan. Ericsson didn’t win the contract, he says... The 3.9 million-euro ($5.5 million) system AdaptiveMobile proposed could handle more than 10,000 messages per second and archive them for a period of 180 days, according to a company proposal. The archive would contain 54 terabytes of storage, according to the document. That’s big enough for all the data gathered by the Hubble Space Telescope over 20 years... In 2008, AdaptiveMobile sold Irancell technology to filter, block and store text messages. Text message monitoring was required by security forces, who use the technology for their own purposes, according to two former Irancell managers... An Adaptive document detailed the system requirements. It would analyze all messages in English, Persian or Arabic for keywords or phrases; store them; and flag those caught by filters for review... Two former Adaptive employees say there were discussions within the company about law enforcement requests as the project came together... While Adaptive’s executives confirm the Irancell deal and an upgrade to the system to handle more messages, they say it was intended only for commercial purposes. They deny any involvement with Iran security or police... 'We are sure our product is not being used in this way,' says AdaptiveMobile CEO Brian Collins... Asked if AdaptiveMobile’s systems could scour for political content on activists, Chief Operating Officer Gareth Maclachlan said, 'Technically, yes, it is possible.' He says he doubted they would be practical for that purpose... As recently as 2010, AdaptiveMobile attempted to sell a similar product to MCI, the one on which it partnered with Ericsson. Collins and Maclachlan say they were not familiar with details of the proposal... Intel Capital, the investment arm of the world’s largest chipmaker, has invested 6 million euros in AdaptiveMobile, which was founded in 2003. Kristof Sehmke, an Intel Capital spokesman, said in a statement that his company strives to comply with all legal requirements... According to data compiled by Bloomberg, Ericsson signed at least 27 contracts worth $5.25 million with the U.S. government from the start of 2009 to the end of 2010. The data showed no U.S. government business with AdaptiveMobile or Creativity Software." (Bloomberg, "Iranian Police Seizing Dissidents Get Aid of Western Companies" 10/30/2011)

Fortuna Construction Co. lists itself as the sole representative of Sandvik Mining and Construction in Iran on the company website. 

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Sandvik is a Swedish engineering firm specializing in tooling, materials technology, mining, and construction (Company Website).

An industry publication reported that in March 2010, Sandvik subsidiary Sandvik Process Systems, announced that it would be supplying the sulfur solidification and handling technology for the Pars Oil & Gas Company (POGC). The order is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2010 and is the third such deal Sandvik has secured. The latest order includes the company's Rotoform-based granulation technology and other equipment.

A Sandvik brochure obtained on the company's website features pictures of past mining and construction projects in Iran.

Eutelsat website lists a satelite, EUTELSAT 7B, that provides TV services in Iran.

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"Peyman Jebeli, IRIB's [Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting] Vice President of Overseas Operations, said al-Kawthar, Iran's Arabic-language TV channel, was dropped by Eutelsat after five years of "strategic" operations, because it was unable to satisfy satellite expenses. Press TV and al-Alam are other TV channels that face shutdowns." (Diyaruna, "IRIB satellite TVs face shutdown amid US maximum pressure campaign," 7/3/20).

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"Paris Ambassador to Tehran François Sénémaud announced that the French-based satellite provider, Eutelsat, plans to win [a] contract with Iran to build a satellite for the country. "The Eutelsat company seeks cooperation with the Iranian Space Agency and is preparing a draft of its proposals to participate in the tender for build a satellite," Sénémaud said in a meeting with Iranian Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Vaezi in Tehran on Saturday. He said that Eutelsat and the French telecommunications operator, Orange, are also in talks with the Iranian firms to increase mutual cooperation." (Fars News, "French Envoy: Eutelsat Eager to Send Offer to Iran Satellite Tender," 10/26/2016).

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“Manoto TV, a commercial Persian-language TV channel, is launching on the Eutelsat 7B satellite.  The channel has signed a capacity agreement with Eutelsat Communications for exclusive broadcasting in HD from Eutelsat 7B, to expand its audience in Iran and the Middle East.”  (Broadband TV News, “Manoto TV choses Eutelsat 7B for HD broadcast,” 6/16/2016). 

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"The U.S. gave European satellite companies Intelsat SA and Eutelsat Communications SA another six months to win back Iran's business lost after lawmakers barred them from transmitting Iranian programming... The waiver has also allowed Eutelsat, which says it had its satellites jammed by Iranian authorities as far back as 2009, to again beam IRIB broadcasts. A spokeswoman said it wouldn't be feasible for a satellite provider to monitor content for forced confessions or other televised human rights abuses. 'We believe that's the responsibility of regulators,' she said. 'Each party has to do their own job. The main thing for us is to be compliant with the relevant parties.'" (The Wall Street Journal, "Intelsat, Eutelsat Granted New U.S. Waivers," 8/28/2014)

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"Eutelset stopped broadcasting 19 Islamic Republic networks from its Hotbird satellite starting October 15." (Radio Zamaneh, "Russia steps in to broadcast Iranian channels," 11/5/2012)

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"European satellite provider Eutelsat also took Iranian channels off the air last week, saying that the decision was made by the European Union." (Trend, "Intelsat takes Iranian channels off air," 10/22/2012) 

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"Eutelsat Communications SA said it stopped broadcasting the Iranian channels in light of European sanctions approved in March and a French regulatory decision. The move comes a little over a week after Iran escalated the jamming of Eutelsat satellites to censor broadcasts during recent protests over a plunge in the local currency... Though Eutelsat's decision to remove Iran's government-owned channels isn't related to the nuclear standoff, the move serves to isolate the Islamist Republic further... For years, IRIB has rented space on the popular Eutelsat satellite through Arqiva Ltd., a U.K.-based transmission company and middleman. Both companies said Monday they were suspending the Hotbird contract with Iran. Eutelsat is also planning to remove IRIB from other satellites it owns, a spokeswoman for the French company said, and has notified other transmission companies that rent space to IRIB on Eutelsat satellites apart from Hotbird... In explaining their move, Eutelsat also noted that the EU added IRIB Director Ezzatollah Zarghami to its sanctions list in March... Iranian human-rights organizations and opposition activists praised Eutelsat's decision." (The Wall Street Journal, "A Top Satellite Provider Cuts Off Iran State Broadcaster," 10/15/2012)

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"Satellite provider Eutelsat agreed with media services company Arqiva to block the Irib channels as of Monday morning because of 'reinforced EU council sanctions' Eutelsat spokeswoman Vanessa O'Connor said. Irib's access to Eutelsat was via a contract with Arqiva. Eutelsat would not comment on eventual financial consequences of the cutoff. Iran's Press TV said Irib could take legal action against Eutelsat over the cutoff. Irib's chief was among those targeted in a round of EU sanctions against Iran adopted in March, based on what European officials said were human rights violations in its programming, according to Eutelsat... Press TV says it's among the channels cut by the Eutelsat decision. Others include Farsi-language channels for Iranian expatriates and Arabic-language offerings, including the news channel Al-Alam." (Fox News, "European satellite provider cuts off 19 Iranian TV and radio stations because of EU sanctions," 10/15/2012)

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"The BBC, for example, launched its Persian-language channel in 2009 and beamed it from the 'Hotbird' satellite of Paris-based Eutelsat Communications SA, which is a satellite that large numbers of rooftop dishes in Iran are pointed at to receive free Persian channels... Besides Eutelsat, companies it uses include Intelsat SA, Telesat Holdings Inc. and AsiaSat, a Hong Kong-based operator in which General Electric Co. has a stake... Eutelsat, meanwhile, says it has been targeted repeatedly... The chief executive of Eutelsat, Michel de Rosen, said, 'I get pressure from many governments about many channels. Our permanent answer is: We will not do anything about a channel if we do not get a clear order backed by law.' Eutelsat says it did pull Libyan government channels in April after the European Union barred any technical aid to the Gadhafi regime. Later, North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces bombed the Libyan state satellite-television facility, which NATO said was being used to incite attacks on civilians... For 70 years it has had a Persian-language radio station, which is hard to block because it is short-wave; the BBC also has a Persian website, which is blocked in Iran but accessible via circumvention tools. For its TV channel, the BBC rented a frequency on Eutelsat's Hotbird, the most popular satellite in Iran for TV watchers... Because the jamming was causing collateral damage to neighboring channels on Hotbird, the BBC reluctantly agreed to a request from a satellite-space middleman to move to another Eutelsat satellite, called W3A... Eutelsat says it has filed numerous complaints with a U.N. agency that manages outer-space frequencies, the International Telecommunication Union, an arm of which stated in March that the interference 'appeared to be emanating from Iran.'" (The Wall Street Journal, "In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV," 12/27/2011)

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"European satellite companies like Eutelsat, Intelsat and Arqiva provide extensive services to the Iranian state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), including for domestic Iranian radio and television broadcasts, and for Iran's growing list of foreign-language channels, like the English-language PressTV and the Arabic Al-Alam... But Eutelsat also hosts many of the stations whose programming Tehran jams... Over the past two years, during which Iran increased its jamming of Persian-language broadcasts from abroad, Eutelsat and Arqiva have done little to hold the Iranian government accountable... Either company could have contractually required Iran to stop its jamming, which is politically motivated censorship, or refused to carry IRIB. Instead Eutelsat's response was to discontinue broadcasting BBC Persian and VOA Persian on the most accessible and popular satellite, Hotbird6, and to move them to less accessible satellites... Last month, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for Eutelsat to cease service as long as illegal jamming is taking place." (The Wall Street Journal, "Broadcasting Tehran's Repression," 12/9/2011)

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"Iran is facing mounting international protests about its jamming of the BBC's Persian TV service (PTV) after the channel – which has millions of viewers and is hugely popular with opposition supporters – was taken off a satellite owned by Europe's leading operator. The BBC said today it was 'actively supporting' a formal complaint to the International Telecommunication Union, a UN-affiliated body, about "deliberate interference" from Iran. The ITU confirmed it had received representations from regulators in France, home to Eutelsat, owner of the Hotbird 6 satellite, which transmitted PTV until the end of last month... Eutelsat says PTV was removed from Hotbird 6 'in agreement' with the BBC, though sources close to the affair say the operator caved in to commercial and legal pressures from other customers broadcasting on the same transponder. Another Eutelsat satellite, Hotbird 8, provides capacity to Iranian state media channels, including English-language Press TV, which has offices in London. Iranian opposition supporters are accusing satellite companies of 'siding with dictators'. Eutelsat and GlobeCast, a France Télécom subsidiary which leases bandwidth from Eutelsat — and which made the decision to take down PTV — refuse to say publicly that the Iranian government is responsible for the jamming." (BBC News. "BBC joins international protests against Iranian TV interference," 1/14/10)

According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2018: "During the fourth quarter 2018, certain of our wholly-owned non-U.S. subsidiaries sold various products to customers in Iran. We received total revenue of approximately 820,559 Euros and realized net profits of approximately 268,547 Euros from the sales (approximately $933,380 and $305,470 in whole U.S. dollars, respectively). Eaton has determined not to take any future orders for sales to Iran."

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Eaton Corporation plc (“Eaton”), particpiated in the Iran Trade and Investment Forum (the “Forum”) that took place at the Steigenberger Hotel in Berlin, Germany on January 23-24, 2018. (C5 Group, “Iran Trade and Investment Forum”).

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According to its Annual report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2017: "During the fourth quarter, we engaged in one transaction requiring disclosure under Section 13(r). On October 23, 2016, our wholly-owned non-U.S. subsidiary sold a plastic panel board to Pars Petrochemical Company, which is owned by the government of Iran. We received total net revenue of approximately 1,311 Euros and realized net profits of approximately 392 Euros from the sale (approximately $1,426 and $426, respectively, at the exchange rates for U.S. dollars at the date of the sale transactions). One or more of our non-U.S. subsidiaries intend to continue doing business in Iran under General License H in compliance with U.S. economic sanctions and export control laws, though the Company has no assets or employees in Iran."

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In 2017 the U.S. state of Michigan listed Eaton on its Iran restricted investment list rendering Eaton ineligible for investment and/or state contracting. 

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Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company, specializing in hydraulics and industrial equipment for the manufacturing, aerospace, transportation, and energy industries. It had 2009 sales of $11.9 billion, with 70,000 employees spanning a market of 150 countries (Company Website). 

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Eaton acquired Vickers, a hydraulics manufacturer, in 1999. Vickers equipment is sold in Iran through distributor Hydraulic Karan. Hydraulic Karan features photographs of Vickers equipment taken as recently as 2007.

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Eaton has received over $2 billion in US government contracts over the past decade.

Reuters article dated June 9, 2017, specifically citing Cargotec, which reports, “Western manufacturers are shying away from supplying equipment for an Iranian port that India is developing for fear the United States may reimpose sanctions on Tehran, Indian officials say…”  (Reuters, “India’s plan to develop key Iranian port faces U.S. headwinds,” 6/9/2017). According to the article, “Konecranes (KCRA.HE) and Cargotec (CGCBV:HE) have told India Ports Global Pvt Ltd, which is developing the deepwater port in [Chabahar, Iran], they were unable to take part in the bids as their banks were not ready to facilitate transactions involving Iran due to uncertainty over U.S. policy…”  (Id.).

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Cargotec is a cargo handling company that provides services for industrial, marine, harbor, and on-road cargo. Cargotec is based in Helsinki and had 2.6 billion euros in total sales in 2009. As of 2007 it is the world’s second largest crane manufacturer.

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"A European machinery company that has received more than $1 billion in U.S. government contracts is coming under scrutiny after pictures emerged this week of its cranes being used to publicly execute individuals in Iran. The company, Cargotec, acknowledged to the Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday that its equipment is being used to publicly hang Iranian prisoners, but maintained that it is not responsible for directly selling the equipment to the Islamic Republic... Cargotec, via a Texas-based subsidiary called Kalmar, has long partnered with the U.S. government to provide equipment mainly to the Pentagon. These contracts have totaled around $1.21 billion as of November 2015, according to records compiled by the Federal Procurement Data System. Photographs of a Cargotec crane being used for an execution earlier this week were first published by Iranian-controlled websites and prompted criticism from groups such as United Against a Nuclear Iran, which has been waging a pressure campaign to stop companies from providing this type of equipment to Iran... 'We have seen numerous examples over the years of the Iranian regime using the cranes of brand-name companies to publicly execute people,' said Matan Shamir, UANI's executive director. 'Cargotec should follow the lead of other responsible companies and end its Iran business given the exploitation of its products to commit such egregious abuses.' A spokesman for Cargotec said that the company is 'sad' to see its products being used to help the Iranian regime execute its citizens. 'We are aware of the unfortunate situation where cranes have been used in public executions in Iran,' the spokesman said via email. 'We are naturally extremely sad to see these pictures and strongly judge this kind of action and behavior.' ... Criticism from groups such as United Against a Nuclear Iran has focused on companies such as Cargotec that also hold U.S. government contracts. These critics maintain that both the U.S. government and these companies should work harder to prevent Iranian human rights abuses. 'Given its lucrative business with the U.S. military, Cargotec should be even more sensitive to doing business with an avowed enemy of the United States that is responsible for killing hundreds of American soldiers,' said Shamir." (Free Beacon, "U.S. Contractor’s Cranes Being Used to Hang Iranians," 11/12/15) 

UNIC is a Japanese hydraulic crane manufacturer specializing in truck mounted cranes and mini crawler cranes with a turnover of $485 million and over 60 overseas sales locations. They are owned by the Furukawa Group. As of 2007, they are the world’s 16th largest crane manufacturer.

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Recently, photos have been published in Iranian media of public hangings using UNIC cranes. 

Gottwald manufactures equipment for material handling in ports and harbors, specializing in cranes. As of 2007, it was the world’s 14th largest crane manufacturer. The company is based in Dusseldorf, Germany and is a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG. 

In 2003, a company press release disclosed that Gottwald exported three mobile harbor cranes to the Iranian Ports and Shipping Organization. Gottwald maintains a sales and service center in Dubai which services Iran.