Germany: Three Charged Over Valve Deliveries to Iran

April 5, 2016

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German prosecutors indicted three men for allegedly exporting valves to the Iranian company  responsible for building Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, in violation of German export control laws.  Prosecutors allege that the three men delivered 51 valves, worth about 1 million euros ($1.14 million), in two shipments in 2010 and 2011.  The three men were identified only as  Bernd L., Rene L., and Ralf C.  The end user in Iran was not identified.