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US freezes assets of two Iranian nuclear firms
The US government on Wednesday froze the assets of two Iranian companies linked to the Islamic republic's nuclear drive, officials said. The Treasury Department said that the duo %u2013 Novin Energy Co and Mesbah Energy Co %u2013 were guilty of fostering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Its action came a day after Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it planned on January 9 to resume research and development into its "peaceful nuclear energy programme". The United States and European Union, suspecting that the Iranian civil nuclear programme is a cover for developing an atomic bomb, have demanded that Iran refrain from all nuclear enrichment activities. The treasury said that the two Iranian companies were fronts for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, which it designated as a WMD proliferator in June. Posted by: Fred 2006-01-05 |
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