(AP-Washington Post) Iran is continuing to use front companies and other concealment methods to circumvent UN sanctions, but the bans have succeeded in slowing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, according to a report by UN experts obtained Tuesday by AP. The expert panel said sanctions have made it harder, costlier and riskier for Iran to acquire items needed for its banned nuclear and missile activities. The report added that most violations of the ban on Iran exporting conventional arms involve Syria.
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