Iran Press/ America: The US Treasury Department in a statement accused the companies and individuals of facilitating the procurement of sensitive goods, including US-origin electronic components, for Iran Communication Industries, an Iranian firm blacklisted by Washington and the European Union.
Tuesday’s action freezes any US assets of those blacklisted and generally bars Americans from dealing with them.
The statement said: "Iran-based Hoda Trading, a subsidiary of ICI since 2017, has sought US-origin electronic components from China on behalf of ICI since October 2008. Since January 2017, Hoda Trading has been involved in the procurement of electronic components from China on behalf of ICI, including shipments from China of high frequency Near Vertical Incidence Skywave antennas — products that have an application in military communications — for end use by the ICI."
It added: "Hoda Trading purchased electronic components through businesses in Iran and the United Arab Emirates. One of these businesses is DES International Co., Ltd., a company that claims to have offices in the UAE, Singapore, Taiwan, and China. DES International is majority-owned and managed by dual Iran-U.K. national Mohammad Soltanmohammadi, utilizing the alias Chung Lung Wang. Soltanmohammadi is also the owner of China-based company Naz Technology Co., Ltd. and serves as a Director of Brunei-based Soltech Industry Co., Ltd. As of July 2016, Hoda Trading had paid tens of thousands of U.S. dollars to Soltech Industry for the purchase of electronic components, and Soltech Industry offered to deliver goods to Hoda Trading through a forwarder."
According to the US treasury department, Shih Mei (Amber) Sun, an employee of DES International since 2013, owns over a fifth of the company’s shares and serves as DES International’s finance director. Chin-Hua (Jinee) Huang, an employee of DES International since 2009, works in sales for the company and facilitated transactions for U.S.-origin electronic components involving DES International from October 2013 through at least February 2014. Iran-based Mohammad Banihashemi has worked with Soltanmohammadi and Sun at DES International to direct sales opportunities to DES International and has requested payment for his services, which included, among others, the release of shipments of goods from international customs.
The statement said that Artin San’at Tabaan Company, an Iran-based maker of computer components under the brand Solmate, has provided DES International with the use of Solmate as the company’s in-house brand and provided Solmate products for sale at DES International locations.
It added that Proma Industry Co., Ltd. and Soltech Industry Co., Ltd. are being designated under the pretext of having provided, or having attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, Hoda Trading.
Mohammad Soltanmohammadi is being designated for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Soltech Industry Co., Ltd, it claimed.
The US Treasury also designated DES International and Naz Technology Co., Ltd. for being owned or controlled by Mohammad Soltanmohammadi.
It also designated some other persons and companies for having alleged connections with those companies.
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