SENATOR BACKS BAN ON IRAN PLANE EXPORTERS
Press TV
March 25 2008
Iran
A US senator has hailed a decision by Commerce Department to impose
ban on British and Armenian firms for re-exporting planes to Iran.
"There is no doubt that the Iranian government is a patron of terrorism
and a weapons proliferator. We must continue to do everything we can
to cut off their supply of goods and sensitive technology," Head of the
US Senate Banking Committee, Senator Chris Dodd, said in a statement.
Other countries are "still not doing enough to prevent critical goods
from being shipped to Iran," he added.
Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat, lauded the measure to suspend the export
privileges of the British-based Balli Group PLC, Armenian-based Blue
Airways and Iran-based Mahan Airways. The firms re-exported three US
aircraft and planned re-export of three more planes to Iran.
The White House ordered Balli to redeliver the three plans to the
United States but the company refused to comply and said it will
not cooperate.