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U.S. sanctions on two Indians for `selling' arms to Iran

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 29 . The United States today slapped sanctions on two Indians, Dr. C. Surendar and Dr. Y.S.R. Prasad, seven Chinese firms, and companies from Belarus, North Korea, Russia, Spain and Ukraine for "selling" weapons or cruise and ballistic missile technology and equipment to Iran.

The penalties were imposed for "transfer of equipment and technology controlled under multilateral export control lists or otherwise having the potential to make a material contribution to the development of weapons of mass destruction or cruise or ballistic missile systems," the State Department said.

The sanctions include a bar on the firms and individuals doing business with the U.S. Government, a ban on U.S. assistance and automatic denial of U.S. export licences to them, the department said in a notice published in the Federal Register. The notice, however, did not elaborate on the specifics of the alleged sales which are punishable under the Iran Non-Proliferation Act of 2000.

Many of the companies, in particular the Chinese and North Korean firms, have been under U.S. sanctions for previous transgressions and are unlikely to be significantly affected by the new penalties. — AFP

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