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A new UANI investigation has, for the first time, revealed that several leading German universities have established close partnerships with an Iranian university that has officially backed terrorist attacks on Israel.
(New York, NY) – As reported this week by the New York Times, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) identified the use of Icom-branded handheld two-way radios by elite…
UANI Research Associate Jack Roush writes: "Following the revelation that the Islamic Republic of Iran had transferred hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
"'Before Hezbollah’s reprisal against Israel this weekend, 3W was already on notice that its parts have wound up in drones from Iran’s proxy and partner network,' Jason Brodsky, the policy…
Despite being the world’s biggest backer of terrorism, the Islamic Republic receives unexpected rhetorical in-person support from various Western sources. Part one of this mini-series examined…
"Daniel Roth, director of research at United Against Nuclear Iran, said: 'Having already been fined well in excess of one billion dollars by US authorities over the past decade – for multiple…
UANI Research Director Daniel Roth interviewed: "British bank Standard Chartered, accused of helping Iran to circumvent sanctions."According to court documents in America, this bank transferred…
(New York, N.Y.) — In March, the Qatar Armed Forces “hosted and organized” the biannual Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) that paradoxically featured major U.S…
In the face of Iran’s unrelenting state-sponsored terrorism, nuclear advancement, and human rights abuses, businesses keep providing lifelines to Tehran. Although U.S. sanctions aim to curb these…
(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has obtained evidence suggesting an ongoing business relationship worth in excess of half a million dollars per year between the U.K.-based…
(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)’s recent investigation revealed, for the first time, that five German universities have close partnerships with Iran’s University of Religions…
"…This was discovered by the American organization United Against Nuclear Iran. The owner of the company, Pavel Březina, could not say how the militants got to its products. 'We have sold a total…
(New York, N.Y.) — A new investigation by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has, for the first time, revealed that several leading German universities have established close partnerships…
(Stockholm, Sweden / New York, N.Y) – At 11am (CEST), 28 September at the Riksdag in RÖ2 - Mittpoolen in Stockholm, Member of the Swedish Riksdag Alireza Akhondi and United Against Nuclear Iran (…
(Stockholm, Sweden / New York, N.Y.) – Coinciding with the one year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s murder at the hands of the Islamic Republic’s morality police on September 16, elected Member of…
(New York, N.Y.) — This month, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) identified multiple European businesses believed to be actively engaging with Ozone Hobby, a U.S.-sanctioned entity known to…
(New York, N.Y.) – Warnings from the Biden administration that Russia is seeking to acquire additional military UAVs from the Islamic Republic for the war in Ukraine should prompt more serious…
(New York, N.Y.) – Nearly three full years after being taken hostage while in the Islamic Republic as a tourist, French national Benjamin…
(New York, N.Y.) — Law-abiding businesses around the world are increasingly under attack by elements of the Iranian regime engaging in the theft of intellectual property (IP). In an effort to…
(New York, N.Y.) — Researchers at Citizen Lab, based at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, alleged in January 2023 that Canadian telecommunications company PortaOne agreed…
(New York, N.Y.) – In late December, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development announced the suspension of…
(New York, N.Y.) – Istanbul-based ASB Group, a giant energy conglomerate with locations in 14 countries, has developed into “the key infrastructure and leading front for oil export by the [IRGC]…
(New York, N.Y.) – Research by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) shows that a variety of Canadian companies and institutions appear to be providing strategic knowhow to Iran. UANI has contacted…
(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has identified a handheld VHF Transceiver Two-Way Radio manufactured by Japan’s Icom Inc. (Icom) being used by Hezbollah, a U.S. designated…
(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is seeking clarification from financial institutions around the world who appear to be complicit in a multi-billion dollar Iranian sanctions…
(New York, N.Y.) — In furtherance of its correspondence with Turkish banks suspected of participating in an Iranian sanctions-evasion scheme worth billions of dollars in illicit trade and first…
(New York, N.Y.) – Research by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has found that the Swiss-based laboratory instrumentation and automation supplier Endress+Hauser features prominently as an…
(New York, N.Y.) – Despite its U.S. business interests and the threat of secondary sanctions, German electrical infrastructure firm OBO Bettermann appears to be engaged in the Islamic Republic.…
(New York, N.Y.) – As the U.S. increases its reliance upon economic tools to compel authoritarians and rogue regimes to modify their behaviors, businesses are at a greater risk than ever before of…
(New York, N.Y.) – Speaking to reporters at the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters, as Patrick Wintour of The…
(New York, N.Y.) — Iranian activist hackers affiliated with Cyber Shafarat in January published emails and documentation it obtained suggesting that U.S. and European businesses were engaged in…
(New York, N.Y.) – When 552 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at the Port of Beirut in August 2020, killing more than 215 people and injuring thousands more, questions arose about who controlled…
(New York, N.Y.) – In an investigative report published today, the Wall Street Journal detailed how “Iran established a clandestine banking and finance system to handle tens of billions of dollars…
(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has documented nearly $20 billion in fines against 535 companies and individuals since 1997…
(New York, N.Y.) – Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security outlines its primary aim and purpose as building “a safer, more peaceful world.” However, in a direct contradiction…
(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has documented nearly $20 billion in fines against 535 companies and individuals since 1997 who have done business in Iran. For many of these…
(New York, N.Y.) – On January 11, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary for Sojitz, a Japanese general trading company, was fined more than $5 million by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of…
(New York, N.Y.) – Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro’s recent announcement that he will soon visit Iran demonstrates how eager Caracas is to grow its burgeoning relationship with Tehran to keep…
(New York, N.Y.) — In November, Italy-based oil and gas company Eni SpA stated that it had unwittingly purchased a consignment of sanctioned Iranian crude oil in 2019 from Iraq.
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(New York, N.Y.) — Since coming into office in February, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and his government have worked to distinguish itself from the previous government by asserting a view…
(New York, N.Y.) — In October, officials with the Adani Group – the largest ports operator in India – announced its intention to end its support for export and import of container cargoes from…
(New York, N.Y.) — Senior officials with the Biden Administration told reporters earlier this month that Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program has already “changed the balance of power in…
(New York, N.Y.) — Last month, prosecutors in Norway filed charges against a Norwegian University of Science and Technology professor believed to have invited researchers from the Islamic Republic…
(New York, N.Y.) — Last week, Michigan-based food and animal safety company Neogen Corp. disclosed in a public filing that it has been under investigation for potential violations of U.S.…
(New York, N.Y.) — As direct and indirect negotiations continue between Europeans, the U.S., Russia, China, and Iran to ease economic sanctions against Tehran in return for its compliance with the…
(New York, N.Y.) — In the run up to the recent Iranian presidential election, the Iranian Interests Section of the Embassy of Pakistan released an advisory outlining 29 polling stations across the…
(New York, N.Y.) — On World Intellectual Property Day, the international community recognizes the role intellectual property (IP) rights plays in creating a strong global economy. The Islamic…
(New York, N.Y.) — In January, ahead of the anniversary of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani’s assassination, lawmakers in the Iranian parliament…
For more than ten years, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has warned governments around the world about the myriad of risks…
(New York, N.Y.) – For more than 10 years, United Against…
(New York, N.Y.) - After being warned by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) of potential exposure to U.S.…
(New York, NY) - For years, the European business community has fought against the Iranian…
Two competing visions for how Europe should manage its interactions with Iran are playing out in real time. On the one hand,…
Following a series of engagements with United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), the C5 group of London cancelled…
News last week that Beijing-based Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer, Meng “Cathy”…
By: Daniel Roth and Jordan Steckler
The Iranian regime’s latest display of bombast regarding its Kowsar fighter jet is simply the latest in a string of public relations tricks…
This weekend, President Donald Trump will travel to Buenos Aires to attend the Group of Twenty (G20) gathering, where the theme will be “building consensus for fair and sustainable development.” A…
More than two years ago, Iranian officials promised the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that Tehran would…
It’s been less than six months since President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint…
The business community continues to make clear that…
Since 1973, nearly all international bank transfers have been facilitated by a…
Since 1973, nearly all international bank transfers have been facilitated by a Brussels-based…
The largest European companies are…
Arguably Iran’s most feared state agency, the Ministry…
French automaker Renault in July became the latest in a…
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s (EU) lending bank, has thrown cold water on the EU’s plan to…
Late last night, Secretary of State Pompeo rang the final death knell for European-Iran business ties by…
In the weeks since President Trump announced the United States would officially leave the Joint…
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Risky Business: At First Iran Investment Summit in Singapore, a Parade of Projects Tied to Sanctioned Banks Business Risks…FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2014 Contact: press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
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On CNBC, UANI's Nathan Carleton Discusses Treasury's…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2013 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Calls on Austria's Palfinger to End Business in Iran,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Calls on Germany's FEV to Cease Business in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Condemns MTN's Partnership with Iranian Regime,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Calls on Ericsson to End Its Iran Business,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Calls on Hispasat's Carlos Espinós…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Applauds Hong Kong's AsiaSat for Ending…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Calls on UNIDO to Stop Funding Projects in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Applauds Canada's Telesat for Stopping the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Applauds Arqiva and Eutelsat for Ending Broadcast of Iranian…
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…FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Calls on MTN to Clarify Whether It is Helping the Iranian…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
UANI Calls on MTN to Retract Recent False…
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On Tuesday April 3, 2012, UANI attended Nissan's Taxi of Tomorrow press conference. UANI asked Nissan Vice President Joe Castelli questions on Nissan's Iranian business. Mr. Castelli refused to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296
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