Germany

"The US embassy in Berlin announced that a slated pro-Iranian regime business conference on Thursday in Berlin will fund terrorism. The event includes members of the German government and Klaus Ernst, a MP from the largely anti-Israel Left Party in the Bundestag. "Thursday’s conference by the Maleki Corporate Group to promote trade with the Iranian regime is a dangerous move that will fund terrorism and undermine US sanctions, " the embassy tweeted on Tuesday...The Maleki Corporate Group GmbH is holding their 8th Banking and Business Forum Iran Europe on September 19 and 20 at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin.The Frankfurt-based Volksbank is listed as the financial institution that receives registration fees for the conference. The conference costs 1,400 Euro for two days. It is unclear if the city of Frankfurt will ban business with the bank because of its ties to a pro-Iranian regime event. The City of Frankfurt outlaws business with banks that conduct transactions with the Boycott, Divestement and Sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting Israel. Iran's mullah regime supports BDS. When asked about the criticism of the Hotel hosting Iranian regime representatives, Harriet Eversmeyer, Director of Public Relations for the Maritim Hotel, told the Post that: 'As a leading provider of conference and congress capacities in Germany, there are more than 30 Maritim hotels throughout Germany, in which large events of companies, associations, lobbyists, parties take place. As an owner-managed private enterprise, however, it is not our task to evaluate the content of these events or exclude customers from our hotel offer.'" (Jerusalem Post, "US Embassy Says Pro-Iran Business Event Funds Terrorism In Berlin," 9/17/2019).

"The US embassy in Berlin announced that a slated pro-Iranian regime business conference on Thursday in Berlin will fund terrorism. The event includes members of the German government and Klaus Ernst, a MP from the largely anti-Israel Left Party in the Bundestag. "Thursday’s conference by the Maleki Corporate Group to promote trade with the Iranian regime is a dangerous move that will fund terrorism and undermine US sanctions, " the embassy tweeted on Tuesday...The Maleki Corporate Group GmbH is holding their 8th Banking and Business Forum Iran Europe on September 19 and 20 at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin.The Frankfurt-based Volksbank is listed as the financial institution that receives registration fees for the conference. The conference costs 1,400 Euro for two days. It is unclear if the city of Frankfurt will ban business with the bank because of its ties to a pro-Iranian regime event. The City of Frankfurt outlaws business with banks that conduct transactions with the Boycott, Divestement and Sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting Israel. Iran's mullah regime supports BDS. When asked about the criticism of the Hotel hosting Iranian regime representatives, Harriet Eversmeyer, Director of Public Relations for the Maritim Hotel, told the Post that: 'As a leading provider of conference and congress capacities in Germany, there are more than 30 Maritim hotels throughout Germany, in which large events of companies, associations, lobbyists, parties take place. As an owner-managed private enterprise, however, it is not our task to evaluate the content of these events or exclude customers from our hotel offer.'" (Jerusalem Post, "US Embassy Says Pro-Iran Business Event Funds Terrorism In Berlin," 9/17/2019).

BÖWE SYSTEC lists IDEA TEC PARMIS LLC as its direct contact in Tehran, Iran its company website. 

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As of August 27, 2019, Boewe Systec is listed on the Illinois Investment Policy Board Iran Restricted Companies list. 

On the official website of Zist Tajhiz Pooyesh Company, Compur Monitors is mentioned as their official business partner. Zist Tajhiz Pooyesh Company is added on February 3, 2017 to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for supplying goods to Mabrooka Trading, which procures items for Iran-based Navid Composite, a subsidiary of U.N.-sanctioned Sanam Industries Group;

"According to the official website of Aviteq, Iranian working partner of Aviteq is FITCO;

On the website of FITCO, Aviteq is mentioned as their supplier;

FITCO is involved in purchasing equipment and materials which have direct applications in the Iranian nuclear program;

FITCO is listed by the European Union on December 1, 2011 as an entity linked to Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran’s development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, European Union member states must freeze all funds and economic resources owned, held or controlled by the listed entity, and prevent funds or economic resources from being made available to it;" (IFMAT, "Despite EU Sanctions Aviteq Continues To Work In Iran," 7/8/2019). 

As of February 18, 2022, ABO Wind is listed on IPERS Iran Prohibited Companies List. -- As of January 31, 2022, ABO Wind is listed on the Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa Iran Scrutinized Companies List.

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As of May 17, 2021, Iowa's Public Employee's Retirement System lists ABO Wind on its Iran Scrutinized Companies List.

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As of June 30, 2020, ABO Wind is listed on the US state of Iowa's Iran Divestment List.

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According to its 2020 Annual Report, "Ten plants are managed in the solar business segment... one in Iran."

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As of August 15, 2019, Iowa's Municipal Fire & Police Retirement System lists ABO Wind on its Iran Scrutinized Companies List.

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"In Iran, ABO Wind has discontinued project development due to the lack of prospects of financing for new wind and solar parks. Nevertheless, there are still some employees in Iran who are responsible for the operation of the Saidabad solar park, which was erected in 2017." (DGAP.DE, "ABO Wind compensates dent in German wind market with international successes," 5/31/2019). 

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ABO Wind was added to the the May 15, 2019 Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System Iran Prohibited Companies List.

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"ABO Wind has developed, constructed and commissioned the company’s first Iranian solar park in Saidabad, Semnan province, in northern Iran. The clean energy facility comprises more than 4,100 photovoltaic modules and 18 inverters. The solar park with a capacity of 1.3 megawatts peak went online at the end of November of 2017. 'Our first Iranian project was commissioned according to schedule,' says Florian Lüders, ABO Wind’s head of project development in new markets. ABO Wind was one of the first European companies to open an office in Tehran in early 2016 following the lifting of international sanctions. Currently, there are ten Iranian colleagues working there." (Sapiva, "ABO Wind Realizes first photovoltaic project in Iran," 2/18/18)

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"ABO Wind starts constructing 1.4MW solar project in northern Iran." (PV Tech, "ABO Wind starts constructing 1.4MW solar project in northern Iran," 11/17/2017).

"US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has launched an inquiry into whether the giant German trade fair company IMAG conducts business with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, The Jerusalem Post has learned." (Jerusalem Post, "After ‘Post’ report, U.S. investigates German company link to Iran terror," 11/3/2019).

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IMAG Managing Director Mr. Bergleiter said, “The 14th IranConMin has demonstrated its importance as a leading trade fair for construction and mining with a high quality of both exhibitors and visitors.... The companies taking part also noticed more interest from visitors from Iran's neighboring countries. With these positive impressions, we're already working on the 15th IranConMin for next year.” (IMAG Webpage, “IMAG – Press Release [“Leading Iranian trade fair for construction and mining IranConMin
2018 proves a success”])

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IMAG claims, “[w]hether in Dubai, Johannesburg, Las Vegas, Moscow, New Delhi, Shanghai or Tehran – we are on home turf. (IMAG Website “IMAG – Your key to global markets”)

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Pro-Iran trade conferences continue to be enabled by the help of European organisers. IMAG GmbH, for instance, one of the world’s top trade fair organisers and one of the biggest exhibition companies in Germany, has helped organize multiple conferences in Iran.
IMAG Managing Director Peter Bergleiter cutting the ribbon at the IranConMin (International Exhibition of Mines, Mining, Construction Machinery and Related Industry & Equipment) in Tehran in November 2018:

Helaba will no longer handle payment transactions for Iran businesses. Elisabeth Atzler, “Helaba stoppt Zahlungsverkher (Helaba stops processing transactions),” Handelsblatt (Germany), July 12, 2018.

"Germany’s copper producing company Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing GmbH (MKM) signed a memorandum of understanding, worth €1 billion, to invest in a number of mineral projects including the ones in downstream copper industries in Iran." (Tehran Times, "German MKM to invest €1b in Iran’s copper industry," 2/4/2016).

"Adidas Follows Nike's lead and stops service to Iran's soccer team." ("Adidas Follows Nike's Lead and Stops Service To Iran's Soccer Team," Jpost, 7/30/2018)