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U.S. intel: Belarus, China, Venezuela aided Iran strategic programs WASHINGTON - Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has identified renewed support for Iran's missile and nuclear programs. They said the support came from such allies as Belarus, China, North Korea and Syria. "Iran has so far not demonstrated a willingness to meet its international obligations or negotiate seriously on its nuclear program, and so we and our international partners have had no choice but to step up pressures in the hope that Iran will reconsider what's in its own best interest," a senior administration official said. http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/images/2011/flagandnuke .jpg The Obama administration hit several foreign companies with sanctions for doing business with Iran that helps fund its missile and nuclear program. <http://www.opposingviews.com/i/did-us-israel-sabotage-iran-s-nuclear-progra m> _____ On May 23, the White House announced sanctions on two Belarus entities, three Chinese entities, five Iranian entities, two Syrian entities and a company from Venezuela. Officials said many of the companies or government agencies were determined to have helped Iran's ballistic missile program. This marked the first time the United States imposed sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act, a measure meant to last two years. The two entities from Belarus were identified as Belarusian Optical Mechanical Association and BelTechExport while the sanctions on China were Dalian Sunny Industries, Dalian Zhongbang Chemical Industries Co., Xian Junyun Electronic and a Chinese national Karl Lee. Syria was represented by the state-owned Industrial Establishment of Defense and Scientific Studies and Research Center, known as SSRC. "There was credible information indicating that they had transferred to or acquired from Iran, North Korea, or Syria equipment and technology listed on multilateral export control lists Australia Group, Chemical Weapons Convention, Missile Technology Control Regime, Nuclear Suppliers Group, Wassenaar Arrangement or otherwise having the potential to make a material contribution to WMD or cruise or ballistic missile systems," the White House said on May 24. The latest sanctions also included North Korea's Tangun Trading, the state-owned Venezuela Military Industries Co. and Iran's Milad Jafari, Defense Industries Organization, Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, SAD Import-Export Company, and Shahid Bakeri Industries Group. Most of these entities have already come under American sanctions and were not believed to have assets in the United States. "We believe there's a growing consensus on the need to sharpen the choice for Iran and bring it to the conclusion that it should meet its international obligations and address international concerns about its nuclear program," the official said. Officials acknowledged that the latest sanctions do not penalize the governments that enable missile trade with Iran. In other sanctions, the administration also said U.S. subsidiaries of the targeted companies would not be harmed. "It is true that for most of these entities, there are very few, if any, commercial dealings with the United States," the senior official said. "And so the immediate practical impact of the sanctions will be minimal, but it would impact possible future cooperation by these entities with the United States." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? 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