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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070612-115212-3769r.htm
Iran Uses Fronts to Avoid UN Sanctions
[Washington Times] David R. Sands - Iran is using newly created front companies in a bid to frustrate U.S. and UN sanctions, according to information supplied by the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran. In two cases, Iranian authorities have simply changed the name and headquarters mailing address for companies recently targeted for sanctions by the U.S. Treasury and the UN Security Council. Council press spokesman Shahin Gobadi said the charges showed the futility of negotiations and compromise to get Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions. "The mullahs will never give up on their quest to obtain a nuclear bomb," he said, calling for "comprehensive technological, weapons, diplomatic and oil sanctions" on Tehran.