In Violation Of Sanctions Pentagon Contractor Used Iran To Ship Goods For US Troops In Afghanistan

Pentagon Contractor Used Iran for Project -- Wall Street Journal

Supplier to U.S. Forces in Afghanistan Shipped Through Iran, in Possible Violation of Sanctions

The company that holds the multibillion-dollar Pentagon contract to supply U.S. forces in Afghanistan with food and water brought in supplies to build an Afghan warehouse through Iran, in a possible violation of U.S. sanctions.

Anham FZCO used Iran's Bandar Abbas seaport last year to land equipment and building materials that were then transported across Iran, according to business executives involved in the process and corporate emails reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Completing the warehouse at Bagram military base near Kabul put Anham in position to win the Pentagon supply contract, which it did in June 2012.

Anham, which the Journal asked about the matter about two weeks ago, said in a statement on Sunday that it "has made a voluntary disclosure to the Treasury and Commerce Departments that some items were transshipped through Iran."

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Update #1: Pentagon contractor shipped through Iran for project, in possible violation of sanctions -- FOX News
Update #2: Pentagon Contractor Suspected of Violating Iran Sanctions -- Newsmax

My Comment: The contractor in question is a critical player (if not the critical player) in the shipment of supplies to U.S. forces in Afghanistan .... involving billions of dollars in goods and infrastructure. And while this is a clear violation of U.S. law .... I suspect that the punishment for breaking these sanctions will be negligible .... but it does make a mockery of how sanctions are being applied by the U.S. on Iran.