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U.S. Sanctions Officials to Focus on Chinese Firms that Resell to Iran

By Colby Adams

American sanctions enforcers will "primarily" focus in coming months on blacklisting Chinese firms that buy and resell defense industry or dual-use goods to Iran, a U.S. Justice Department official said Wednesday. "In terms of [sanctions] priorities, with Justice and [the Office of Foreign Assets Control], it's Iran, Iran and Iran," said Steven Pelak, the department's national export coordinator. "In terms of Iran sanctions specifically, we're focusing principally and primarily on Chinese organizations that are moving goods to bypass the sanctions." The effort will address instances when U.S. manufacturers export goods to Chinese businesses that profess to have legitimate needs of...

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