Last week the Censorship Research Center issued a press release announcing that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued a license authorizing the export of the Center’s Haystack software to Iran. That software permits Internet surfers in Iran to…
Back in March 2009, this blog reported that Iran was skirting sanctions imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) on Iran’s state shipping line, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (“IRISL”). OFAC had sanctioned all 123 of…
“Hillbilly,” a regular reader and commenter here, brought to my attention news reports last week, like this one, that indicated that the Bladerunner 51, a high-speed boat that holds the speed record for circumnavigating Great Britain, is now in the…
ABOVE: Majid Kakavand This blog has previously reported on the case of Majid Kakavand, both here and, most recently, here. Kakavand, an Iranian citizen, was provisionally arrested in March 2009 by French authorities at the request of the U.S. Government.…
Aqua Loop Cooling Towers, a California-based supplier of cooling equipment to power plants, recently agreed to a ten-year denial order and a $100,000 fine to settle charges by the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) arising out of charges of…