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Iranian company Jarf Sanat Co. Ltd, which, according to its website, is the “solo official representative in Iran on all product range of John Crane Company.” (http://www.jarfsanat.ir/index.php/).

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John Crane is a subsidiary of Smiths Group PLC

""Foreign firms dealing with Iran's oil and gas sector admit that severe Western sanctions are taking their toll on business, despite Tehran talking up its ambitions at the opening of an international industry exhibition this week. The International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition, held in northern Tehran, was three-quarters filled by Iranian companies working at every level of the industry, from the biggest to ones involved in peripheral activities such as instruments, quality inspections and oil barrel manufacturing. There were 315 foreign stands, down from the 496 present at last year's trade show. Some of the biggest foreign companies that had been major partners in the industry, such as the Anglo-Dutch group Shell and Italy's ENI, were not present. Others, such as the China Petroleum Technology and Development Corporation, the French-Iranian joint venture Beh Total and Norway's Statoil, did have stands -- but representatives there told AFP they had been instructed by their bosses to give no comments at all to journalists...Companies trading in services or equipment from Europe, the United States and Japan were having the most difficulty, they said. Other Asian companies were doing somewhat better. Big foreign groups seeking to be repaid for credit or services extended to Iran were having to convert the debt into deliveries of oil or gas -- in some cases to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars -- because of the impossibility for Iran to transfer hard currency to them. A representative at an exhibition stand for John Crane, a subsidiary of the British-based industrial technology group Smiths that sells engineering parts to the gas and oil industry, said his company had been forced to stop supplying certain hi-tech valves manufactured in the United States, Britain and Japan." (Agence France-Press, "Foreign firms say times tough in Iran's energy sector,"  4/18/12)

"The nuclear deal struck by Iran and six world powers will put more rubber on the road in the Islamic Republic. The country’s major carmakers stand ready to start receiving parts again from French firms PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault when the sanctions ease. That could see Iran’s stalled car production again take off, proving a boon to local automakers and potentially draw in more foreign investment from other manufacturers hoping to break into the market…American carmakers have been absent from Iran since its 1979 Islamic revolution and the U.S. Embassy takeover. U.S. law blocks American carmakers from the Iranian market. That’s not to say there’s no interest in American muscle cars. An Iranian advertising campaign in recent months promised an exhibition of American-made cars but it was never held. Iranian media did, however, report the arrival of some Chevrolet Camaros to the country earlier this year, apparently through third parties." (AP, "Iran nuclear deal hits gas pedal for carmakers," 11/30/13)

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"First American cars which have been imported by El Khodro Aras Company arrived in Tehran's Imam Khomaini International Airport, Mehr news agency reported. Imported cars (Convertible 2LT RS Package 2013 Camaro which is manufactured by General Motors) were transported from State of Miami to Paris and then to Tehran by Qatar Airways, the report said. Iran's Aras Free Trade - Industrial Zone (AFZ) is shown as the final destination of cargos in the documents submitted to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), because CBP does not allow new car exports in order to protect regional products (South Korea's GM)." (Azer News, "Iran Imports American Cars," 7/22/2013)

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“Lobby groups in the US, such as United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), have previously targeted PSA as well as its partner, General Motors, by highlighting what it referred to as the 'taxpayer-funded US $50 bn bailout of GM’… ‘Once again, we see evidence GM's partner, Peugeot, continues to do business in Iran,’ said UANI CEO, Mark Wallace, in April this year, although PSA insists it has stopped shipping parts.” (Just-Auto, “Sources Claim Continued IKCO Puegeot Production Despite PSA Parts Stop,” 6/20/13)

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"A French car manufacturer that is partially owned by the taxpayer-funded General Motors Company (GM) claims to have ceased its longtime business dealings with Iran, though experts have cast doubts on this claim. GM owns a seven percent stake in PSA Peugeot Citroën, which has faced intense scrutiny for its business relationship with Iran... Although Peugeot and GM maintain the manufacturer 'suspended' shipments to Iran in March, sanctions experts argue that the relationship has continued to flourish behind the scenes... Peugeot’s alliance with Iran is of particular concern to UANI and other observers due to GM’s stake in the corporation. 'In this holiday season, as charities compete for Americans’ generosity, Americans should know that thanks to GM’s partnership with Peugeot, a company funded with their tax money has effectively made its own charitable contribution to enrich a genocidal regime,' said Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon adviser on Iran and Iraq. As one of Tehran’s top trading partners, the GM-backed Peugeot is responsible for injecting billions into the Iranian economy, thereby frustrating Western efforts to sanction Iran for its nuclear enrichment program. 'The hundreds of millions of dollars that Citroen generates for the Iranian economy through taxes, fees etc., flows through the IRGC, the entity that runs the financial arm of Iran’s nuclear and terror programs,' said Mark Langerman, a financial adviser who is managing director at the Patriot Fund, an investment firm that shuns companies tied to Iran. 'We bailed GM out to the tune $50 billion and the U.S. Treasury Department owns over 25 percent of GM stock, which means by extension that we—you and me—own stock in a company that is partnered with one on the biggest contributors to Iran’s economy,' Langerman said. A GM spokesperson did not respond to a Washington Free Beacon request for comment... GM originally struck a deal to purchase seven percent of Peugeot in February, when the company was still dealing with Iran despite U.S. economic sanctions banning this type of activity. GM spent $400 million for its stake in Peugeot, according to reports." (The Washington Free Beacon, "Making Mullah Mobiles," 12/17/2012)

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"ONA is a leading manufacturer of electrical discharge machining equipment, a kind of industrial tool used to make production parts for the electronic, aerospace and auto industries. The company lists the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Air France and General Motors among its customers." (The Wall Street Journal, "Spain Raids Company Over Suspected Iran Export," 11/26/2012) 

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"PSA Peugeot Citroen SA and hundreds of smaller firms are feeling the sting of sanctions against Tehran as the French government withholds 220 million euros set aside by an Iranian bank for future payments for exports, due to a fear of harming Peugeot's alliance with U.S. auto-maker General Motors Co. . . . The French Treasury has refused to release any of the money previously set aside in a Bank Tejarat account in Paris to guarantee payments for exports. The deliveries had been committed before the European Union introduced sanctions on the Iranian commercial bank on Jan. 23, people familiar with the matter said this week. Although the EU had allowed a two-month period for completing ongoing transactions with Bank Tejarat, the companies are still waiting for the French Treasury to permit the funds' release. 

This is because the French government first wants to ensure that allowing the release of some of that money to Peugeot, for spare parts orders from Iran Khodro Co., won't jeopardize the French auto maker's alliance with General Motors, one person said. Iran Khodro Co. assembles automobiles from kits provided by the French company. 

General Motors became the second-largest shareholder in Peugeot in March, buying 7% for EUR240 million. The GM alliance with Peugeot--Europe's second-largest car maker after Germany's Volkswagen AG --also covers the joint development of new parts and platforms on which their brands will base new models. That is seen as a key advantage in attempts to revive the fortunes of the French car maker, which is struggling amid a downturn in the European automotive industry' . . .

Any release of letters of credit to Peugeot could complicate matters for the General Motors tie-up, because Tejarat is under sanctions in both Europe and the U.S., a person familiar with the matter said. This leaves the future of the French auto maker's business with Iran in limbo. Both Peugeot and General Motors declined to comment on the Tejarat funds. A spokesman for General Motors did say that Peugeot had made the decision to suspend the shipments of spare parts to Iran prior to entering the alliance. 'GM's agreement with Peugeot is fully compliant with US law governing trade with Iran, and is not intended to benefit Iran in any way,' the spokesman for the U.S. automaker said.

Peugeot's Iran business is particularly sensitive because the U.S. Treasury holds a stake in GM. GM said in February that the Treasury held a 31.9% stake. That could make the very institution that enforces sanctions in Washington an indirect beneficiary of Iranian business if Peugeot received payment from the Middle-Eastern nation. Yet while confirming Peugeot had suspended deliveries to Tehran for the time being, a Peugeot spokeswoman said the company has not permanently pulled out of Iran." (Dow Jones, "France Withholds Funds From Peugeot Over Iran Sanctions Fears -Sources," 8/21/12)

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"Deeply conflicting views as to whether or not PSA Peugeot Citroen has halted shipments of vital components to Iranian partner, IKCO, are being set against a widening clamour in the US for General Motors to put pressure on its new French partner to end the relationship with Tehran. Iran Khodro insisted to just-auto this afternoon (19 June) shipments of parts were continuing into ports in the country, with the French automaker previously saying it had suspended delivery of components for the 206 and 405 models until July to comply with European Union and US sanctions. Into the fray has also stepped powerful American lobby, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which has been applying intense pressure on GM and Peugeot with the US manufacturer now holding 7% of its French partner. Writing two weeks ago in the US, UANI CEO, Mark Wallace, a former US ambassador to the United Nations noted: 'We again call on GM and Peugeot to take the responsible action of evaluating Peugeot's business in Iran and putting a complete and final end to it.' However, in calls made by just-auto to Tehran today, IKCO insisted ships were docking in Iran, as shown by the production lines continuing to run.'The evidence shows shipments is continued," reliable sources in IKCO told just-auto. 'There is not any problem in shipments of Peugeot product parts - shipments of Peugeot are continuing here.' However, PSA remains adamant it has stopped supplying ICKO in accordance with the strict sanctions regime, adopting a robust position concerning Paris' position with Tehran, although it left open the possibility business could restart in September . . . UANI has also raised the financial temperature by highlighting what Wallace refers to as the "taxpayer-funded US$50bn bailout of GM" in order to attempt to put further pressure on its French partner and noting it was "completely unacceptable" for Detroit to be aligned financially with Peugeot's activities in Iran." (Just-Auto, "IRAN: IKCO and Peugeot at loggerheads on Tehran shipments," 6/19/12)

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"ISACO Chief Executive Officer Behzad Zahiri...said that IKCO has not yet received any official announcement from Peugeot indicating a halt in their mutual cooperation...Currently 10 to 15 percent of spare parts required for IKCO cars are supplied by Peugeot. In case Peugeot stops spare part supply, the required parts could be easily replaced by domestic suppliers or suppliers from other countries. Last year, 37 percent of the needed...The French auto-manufacturing group PSA Peugeot Citroen has suspended operations at one of its factories in northeastern France because of a halt to shipments of spare parts from Iran. PSA Peugeot Citroen reportedly stopped its trade with Iran on February 20 after the enforcement of US-led sanctions against the Islamic Republic for its nuclear energy program. Iran was PSA Peugeot Citroen’s second-biggest market in 2011 in terms of trade volume" (PressTV, "ISACO ready to supply spare parts if Peugeot imposes sanctions," 4/19/12)

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"The Fars branch CEO Mohammad Javad Habibi said the company produces one car per hour and it is expected to exceed five units this year. The unit has produced 250 Peugeot Pars sedans since the beginning of the mass production. Roughly 100 employees are working in the company, while the increase of production would create 150 job opportunities in every working position.  The company is IKCO's fifth local production site, the total investment for which rose to almost 60,000,000 dollars.  Production capacity of IKCO in Fars exceeds 30 thousand cars in a year. All types of Peugeot 405 sedans are currently mass produced in the company."  (Payvand, "Iran Khodro's Fars branch to produce 15,000 Peugeot Pars," 4/15/12)

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"In March, General Motors said its French partner, PSA Peugeot Citroën, suspended shipments of vehicle components to an Iranian carmaker, in compliance with US laws governing trade with Iran." (Financial Times, "Iranian Car Industry Weathers Stormy Year," 5/8/2012)
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"An influential US anti-Iran lobby group on Wednesday called for newly tied General Motors and Peugeot to shut down Peugeot's Iran business due to Tehran's suspect nuclear program.  The United Against Nuclear Iran group said GM's new investment in PSA Peugeot Citroen should be investigated to see if it violates US sanctions on Iran, because of Peugeot's strong market position in the country. "As a working partner and now official stake-owner of Peugeot, GM owes it to its investors and customers to compel Peugeot into ending its business in Iran," said UANI head Mark Wallace, a former US ambassador to the United Nations.  "By doing business directly with the Iranian regime, Peugeot supports the regime's ability to develop its illegal nuclear weapons program, support terrorist proxies and repress the Iranian people." (AFP, "Anti-Iran lobby hits GM-Peugeot deal," 3/29/12)

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"General Motors Co. said Wednesday that its French partner, PSA Peugeot Citroen SA, has suspended shipments of vehicle components to an Iranian car maker, and that its alliance with Peugeot "is fully compliant with U.S. law governing trade with Iran." GM has faced criticism from United Against Nuclear Iran, a group founded by a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., and others opposed to the Iranian regime for agreeing to buy a 7% stake in the French car maker, because Peugeot has in the past supplied parts to Iranian car maker Iran Khodro.  GM, in a statement, said "we have discussed this issue with Peugeot. We understand that they made the decision to suspend the production and shipment of material into Iran some time ago--before we entered into our alliance with them in fact--and have decided to continue with that suspension. Our agreement with them is fully compliant with US law governing trade with Iran, and is not intended to benefit Iran in any way." (Wall Street Journal, "GM Says Peugeot has 'Suspended' Shipments to Iranian Car Maker, " 3/28/12)

According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC in 2016: "Under Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an issuer is required to disclose in its annual or quarterly reports whether it or any of its affiliates knowingly engaged in certain activities, transactions or dealings related to the Government of Iran or with individuals or entities designated pursuant to certain Executive Orders, even if such activities, transactions or dealings were in compliance with U.S. law.  As part of its efforts to assess and understand the Iranian hotel market, in December 2015, representatives (who are not U.S. persons) of Booking.com, a subsidiary of the Company organized under the laws of The Netherlands, held exploratory, introductory meetings with a number of hotels in Iran, two of which identified themselves during the meetings as owned or controlled by the Government of Iran.  These meetings, including the meetings with the two hotels owned or controlled by the Government of Iran, were conducted in compliance with U.S. law.  There were no gross revenues or net profits associated with these activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.  Booking.com, through non-U.S. person representatives, intends to continue these business activities and may enter into transactions with hotels in Iran as authorized under U.S. law."

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Subsidiary of Booking Holdings.

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"The Securities and Exchange Commission requested details from Priceline.com Inc. about its activities in Iran, Syria, Sudan and Cuba, Dow Jones Newswires reported. The report, by Joan Solsman, cites a response letter from Priceline General Counsel Peter J. Millones, who said the company wasn’t aware of any Cuban business and that its activities with residents of Iran, Syria and Sudan are relatively insignificant and don’t violate U.S. laws or regulations... The SEC contacted Priceline on Nov. 30, saying the company’s annual report indicated it provided services where countries deemed state sponsors of terrorism reside and requested detail on its activities, asking whether it posed a risk to investors, Solsman reported." (Dow Jones, "SEC Requests Details Of Priceline Activities," 3/21/2012)

"Trade sources told Reuters in December that Bunge and rival U.S. group Cargill [CARGIL.UL] as well as other suppliers had halted new food supply deals to Iran due to payment issues. Cargill [CARGIL.UL] said in a statement: 'In certain countries where international sanctions exist, we provide that food using the humanitarian exception for medicine and food.' The spokesperson also said the department continued to encourage the private sector and foreign counterparts to provide humanitarian assistance, if the transactions were conducted with Iranian financial institutions or entities that have not been blacklisted by Washington." (Reuters, "Exclusive: Ships with one million tonnes of grain stuck outside Iran's ports in payment crisis," 10/2/2019).

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"After years of difficulty caused by economic sanctions, suppliers are hoping a nuclear deal will make it easier to win lucrative contracts to sell wheat, sugar and other food to Iran…Top global agribusiness groups such as Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland Co and others like Swiss commodities trader Glencore-Xstrata have been among the dominant players in Iran's food trade. Those three firms confirmed they sell agricultural products to Iran, and said the activity was in compliance with sanctions." (Reuters, "Food suppliers look to win Iran contracts after nuclear deal," 11/28/13)

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"Oil major Royal Dutch/Shell is seeking to work around international sanctions by repaying a $1.4 billion oil debt to Iran with a grain barter deal via U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill CARG.UL, industry sources said... It is hoping to get clearance from U.S., UK and Dutch authorities - who will be under pressure to agree on humanitarian grounds - for an 'offset agreement' 'that would permit it to fund Cargill to deliver enough grain to Tehran to clear the debt... 'An offset transaction is the only way forward,' said another. 'They are looking at several options. The main one is Cargill.' Shell and Cargill declined to comment... Grain traders expect it to end up buying about 5 million metric tonnes on the open market in 2012, some of that supplied by Cargill." (Reuters, "Exclusive: Shell seeks Iran sanctions workaround via Cargill grain barter," 10/26/2012)

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"The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday morning that U.S. exports to Iran were increasing despite mounting enmity between both sides, while European Union exports to Tehran were falling . . . Both commodities trader Cargill Inc., of Minneapolis, Minn., which confirmed it was still trading with Iran, and Procter & Gamble have approached members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives over Iran sanctions, according to disclosures made as recently as July 19, and the companies themselves. For instance, Cargill queried lawmakers over food and agricultural sales over the latest sanctions legislation, the Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Human Rights Act of 2012, which increases the pressure on Iran by targeting national oil and tanker companies, among others. A Cargill spokesman said that it and other companies, 'were seeking clarity on the language used in the various sanctions laws and regulations, and proposed laws,' on food exports to Iran." (Wall Street Journal, "U.S. Boosts Trade to Iran, Despite Sanctions," 8/16/12)

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"U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill also said in February it planned to continue grain shipments to Iran." (Reuters "Iran poised to start big feed grain imports," 4/13/2012)

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"Traders were unable to confirm which grain company sold the wheat to Iran, but suspected major grain companies such as Cargill Inc, Bunge Ltd or Archer Daniels Midland. ADM and Bunge did not respond to inquiries seeking comment and Cargill said they do not comment on market rumors. 'Cargill, like a variety of other multinational companies with a global agricultural footprint, does sell agricultural commodities to Iran, as food is specifically excluded from the sanctions. We take great care to ensure that these sales respect both the spirit and the letter of the law,' Cargill spokesman Mark Klein added." (Reuters, "Iran buys US wheat despite nuclear tensions," 3/1/2012)

“A Bloomberg Markets investigation has found that Koch Industries -- in addition to being involved in improper payments to win business in Africa, India and the Middle East -- has sold millions of dollars of petrochemical equipment to Iran, a country the U.S. identifies as a sponsor of global terrorism. Internal company documents show that the company made those sales through foreign subsidiaries, thwarting a U.S. trade ban… Cohlmia says Koch fired the employees and sales agents involved in the illicit payments and strengthened internal controls. Regarding sales to Iran, she wrote, ‘During the relevant time frame covered in your article, U.S. law allowed foreign subsidiaries of U.S. multinational companies to engage in trade involving countries subject to U.S. trade sanctions, including Iran, under certain conditions.’ Koch has since stopped all of its units from trading with Iran, she says… Internal company records show that Koch Industries used its foreign subsidiary to sidestep a U.S. trade ban barring American companies from selling materials to Iran. Koch-Glitsch offices in Germany and Italy continued selling to Iran until as recently as 2007, the records show. The company’s products helped build a methanol plant for Zagros Petrochemical Co., a unit of Iran’s state-owned National Iranian Petrochemical Co., the documents show.” (Bloomberg, "Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales," 10/3/2011)

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"The trading with Iran involved Koch subsidiaries in Germany and Italy providing key components for a huge state-owned petro-chemical plant, despite a U.S. ban on trade with Iran since 1995."(ABC News,"Report: 'Secret Sins' of Koch Industries," 10/7/2011)

According to Ubiquity’s 10-K filed with the SEC in 2019, “In May 2011, we filed a self-disclosure statement with the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security’s (“BIS”) Office of Export Enforcement (“OEE”) relating a review conducted by us regarding certain export transactions from 2008 through March 2011 in which products may have been later sold into Iran by third parties. In June 2011, we also filed a self-disclosure statement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) regarding these compliance issues. We resolved the matters described in our self-disclosures with the BIS and OFAC, and have taken significant steps towards ensuring our compliance with export control regulations and embargoes.”

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"Ubiquiti Networks Inc., a maker of wireless hardware and video surveillance equipment, agreed to pay a $504,225 penalty to settle apparent U.S. sanctions violations for allowing its hardware to be sold in Iran, according to a company filing. The case illustrates how small companies can run afoul of compliance rules as they seek to expand in new markets. Ubiquiti “demonstrated reckless disregard for U.S. sanction” law, and allowed its wireless equipment to be exported into Iran through distributors located in the United Arab Emirates and Greece, according to a release from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control. The firm had no compliance program at the time, according to the release. And even after Ubiquiti learned that the transactions broke U.S. law, the company allowed them to continue for another year, until February 2011, OFAC said. The company said, in a filing released Thursday, that until early 2010 it didn’t prohibit its distributors from selling its products to Iran. After it learned of the potential violations, the company said that it failed to immediately ‘amend all its distribution agreements and to implement more robust compliance controls.’ Ubiquiti first made the issue of possible violations public in 2011, as it prepared for its initial public offering. As part of its IPO prospectus, the company said it hadn’t been sufficiently familiar with export control laws because of its small size and the ‘inexperience of our management team in these matters,’ Reuters reported. As of June 2013, the company had just 111 employees stretched across four countries, according to filiings. The company recorded $320.8 million in revenue for its fiscal year 2013 that ended June. Ubiquiti declined requests for interview through a spokeswoman. In a statement, the spokeswoman said: ‘Since 2011, we have put measures in place designed to prevent this type of issue from happening again.’” (Wall Street Journal, “Ubiquiti Networks Settles Over U.S. Sanctions Violations,” 3/6/14)

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“Wireless equipment maker Ubiquiti Networks Inc broke a two-month drought in the U.S. IPO market on Thursday pricing shares in its initial public offering at the low end of the expected range… Ubiquiti, whose shares will trade on Nasdaq under the stock symbol UBNT.O, makes wireless networking and video surveillance equipment. It said in its prospectus that certain of its products were sold to Iran, Cuba, Syria, the Sudan and North Korea and that some of its encryption components were sold without the appropriate export authorization… A review of Ubiquiti's sales to Iran by the Department of Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement earlier this year resulted in a warning letter, but no criminal or administrative prosecution or other penalties -- but Ubiquiti remains under review by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.” (Reuters, "Ubiquiti breaks US IPO drought amid Iran controversy," 10/13/2011)

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"UBNT believes its products have been sold into Iran by third parties." (Seeking Alpha, "<>IPO Preview: Ubiquiti Networks," 10/7/2011)

"New York City’s Warwick Hotel will not count the Iranian delegation among its guests during this year’s United Nations General Assembly, breaking a controversial two-year run of playing host to the Islamic State’s official representatives. United Against a Nuclear Iran, an advocacy group that works to persuade companies against doing business with Iran in an effort to dissuade the country from pursuing its ambition to obtain nuclear weapons, has lobbied the hotel in past years to have the delegation refused accommodation, and said on Tuesday it was pleased by the news. 'This year, the Warwick made the right decision. Any hotel that hosts [Iranian President Hassan] Rouhani and the Iranian delegation will be putting profit above principle, and subjecting its guests and the New York community to great inconvenience,'  UANI CEO, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace said in a statement…Nathan Carleton, communications director for UANI, told The Algemeiner subsequently that his organization was still pleased, no matter the circumstances, that the Iranian delegation would not be accommodated at the hotel. 'Whatever the reason, we are pleased that the Warwick will not be hosting the Iranian delegation this year. We know that the Warwick’s guests will also be pleased to not have to endure repeated searches and pat downs, or be physically accosted in the lobby by aggressive Iranian security officers,' Carleton said. He added that UANI has lobbied the hotel since 2011 not to allow the Iranians to stay at the Warwick during the UNGA, but has only now received a response from the hotel as to the status of the Iranian delegation." (Algemeiner, "After Two Year Run, New York’s Warwick Hotel Will Not Host Iranian Delegation for September UN GA Visit," 8/28/13)

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"A city-based advocacy group today asked the Warwick hotel to reverse its decision to host Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his delegation during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) sent a letter to the hotel requesting it refuse to shelter the Iranian leader when he arrives September 19. 'By this letter, UANI requests that the Warwick immediately reconsider its decision and deny accommodation for and refuse to host President Ahmadinejad,' UANI President Mark D. Wallace, who was formerly the US Ambassador to the UN, wrote in the letter. The Warwick declined a NewsCore request for comment on the matter and would not confirm it had agreed to host Ahmadinejad during his stay. 'By choosing to host the Iranian delegation, the Warwick is accepting blood money from a regime that presents an overwhelming threat to global security,' Wallace wrote. 'By turning a blind eye to the regime's flagrant violations of human rights, support for al-Qaeda and its commitment to an illegal nuclear weapons program, the Warwick is once again facilitating Ahmadinejad's misuse of UNGA for the purposes of disseminating propaganda of an illegitimate and brutal dictatorship that flouts international law.'" (New York Post. "Advocacy group asks hotel to reconsider hosting Ahmadinejad," 9/15/11)

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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's six nights in New York featured a secret sit-down with militant minister Louis Farrakhan, heckling in a hotel bar, and a fear of being rubbed out that bordered on paranoia. The president shared a hush-hush meal with Farrakhan and members of the New Black Panther Party Tuesday at the Warwick Hotel on West 54th Street. The meeting of the podium smackers took place in a banquet room, where the fiery leaders presumably exchanged theories on what's wrong with the world. (New York Post. "A'Jad's monster's ball," 9/26/10)

• In January 2015, Danaher modified its Iran trading policy to permit shipments of products for medical and humanitarian purposes only.
• Danaher Corporation is a major American manufacturing company with revenues of $12.7 billion as of 2008. Danaher manufactures tools and products for industrial, medical, engineering, and other high-tech applications (Company Website). One of its largest foreign subsidiaries, Linx Printing Technologies, had distribution in Iran, and products from two of its US subsidiaries, Tektronix and Fluke Corporation, were available for sale in Iran through the website of the Iranian company "Test Iran."
• Linx's former Iranian distributor, Karyaran Pars Engineering Company, Ltd., was reported to be “the exclusive representative of Linx Printing Technologies, PLC,” in Iran, dealing in the sale, supply and technical support of ink-jet printers.  The website also stated that the company supports more than 1000 Linx machines it has installed in the country. Some of Karyaran's clientele include Pars Oil Co., Behran Oil Co., Bandar Imam Petroleum Co. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the state-owned National Iranian Petroleum Company - NPC), and Razi Chemical Co. (also a wholly-owned subsidiary of NPC), among other Iranian chemical and industrial companies. (Karyaran Pars Engineering Co. Website) 

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.

Lists an office in Tehran, Iran on its company website. 

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Masimo Corporation’s company website lists Saadat, an Iranian company, as a partner.

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