04 February 2011THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (LONDON) – Fearing that trade deals of aircraft and ships between British firms and Iranians correlated with the transport of nuclear material, the US and UK blocked the arrangement in April 2008. After making millions of pounds selling or leasing items to Iran, the UK’s Balli Group’s American subsidiary, Balli Aviation, paid $2 million in criminal fines and $13 million in civil fines after pleading guilty in a US court to illegally exporting aircraft to Iran. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8299355/WikiLeaks-cables-British-firms-made-millions-from-trading-with-Iranians.html (Reliability: 47.94 - High)
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Mahan Air, the Iranian company which leased the aircraft, is associated with the Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the Embassy cable. The settlement Balli Aviation paid out is one of the largest fines imposed by the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security. UK Bailli intended to provide three 747-400s to Iran.
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