Tehran’s Tomcats
Back in the 1970s when the Shah was on his throne and Iran was our friend, the U.S. sold Iran a fleet of F-14 Tomcat fighter jets. Iran is still flying them and needs parts. In fact, F-14 parts were…
NRC Loosens Libya Controls
Six months after the State Department removed Libya from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission got around to changing its regulations to reflect this removal. In a Federal Register notice issued Friday the NRC amended…
Ninth Circuit Overturns Jiang Conviction
The Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in California yesterday overturned the conviction of Qing Chang Jiang, who had been convicted of making false statements to a BIS investigator in connection with an export investigation. In unusually harsh language, the…
Missing Link Found
On Monday we complained about a broken link at the BIS website to its report of a settlement agreement entered into by Olympiad Line LLC, a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (“NVOCC”). The link had been broken for almost a month.…
All in a Name
The Treasury Department announced today the imposition of sanctions on Iran’s fifth-largest state-owned bank, Bank Sepah, because of its financial support of Iranian firms engaged in nuclear and missile proliferation. According to Treasury, Bank Sepah has been involved, among other…