U.N. Sanctions Iran Firms that Shipped Arms to Syria

December 21, 2012

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Reuters via Jerusalem Post

The U.N. Security Council sanctioned two Iranian entities, Yas Air and SAD Import-Export Company, for violating a U.N. arms embargo by illegally exporting weapons to the Syria government. The shipments included ammunition, assault rifles, machine guns, mortar shells, and other conventional arms.