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Equipment for Iran’s uranium enrichment smuggled in via Dubai

Report: Iran smuggling German-made nuclear equipment via Dubai, Haaretz Daily Newspaper  06.06.10 Sunday Telegraph: Dubai intermediary sells Iran components bought from German manufacturer without its knowledge in violation of UN resolutions. Iran has been able to smuggle advanced technological equipment to its uranium enrichment plant in Natanz via a complex smuggling route based in Dubai, the Sunday Telegraph reported on Sunday.
According to the report, an Iranian company has purchased control systems from one of Germany’s leading electronic manufacturers. The deal was negotiated with a Dubai trading company, which in turn sold Iran a range of electronic equipment for use at its enrichment facility, the British website reported…..According to the Sunday Telegraph, Iran has smuggled German computers, controllers, communication cards and cables into Iran. The equipment was sold to Iran via a Dubai intermediary, using false certificates for company .. Report: Iran smuggling German-made nuclear equipment via Dubai – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

June 7, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, enriched, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons, uranium