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U.S. Sanctions Iranians for Buying Materials for Weapons of Mass Destruction
(Wall Street Journal) Ian Talley - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on several Iranian men and companies, which officials say were used to procure materials in Iran's bid to develop weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. said Hamed and Hadi Dehghan used a network of companies that arranged more than $10 million worth of proliferation-related transactions, including military-grade electronics for Iran's defense industry. "We urge governments world-wide to recognize the extraordinary lengths to which the regime in Tehran will go to conceal its behavior, and to ensure that their companies and financial institutions are not facilitating Iran's proliferation activities," said Sigal Mandelker, Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.