Mahan Airways continues illegal re-exports to Iran

Mahan Airways continues illegal re-exports to Iran    U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said evidence it obtained by the shows that Mahan Airways continues to disregard U.S. export controls.
   BIS said evidence further demonstrates that Mahan Airways has violated the Export Administration Regulations and a temporary denial order suspending the export privileges of the company.
   The agency said Mahan Airways’ violations of the temporary denial order involving re-exports of U.S.-origin aircraft to Iran have been “significant, deliberate and covert, and there is a likelihood of future violations.”
   BIS announced on Friday that it has renewed the temporary denial order against Mahan Airways for 180 days. Under the denial order, the company may not directly or indirectly participate in or benefit in any way from any transaction subject to Export Administration Regulations.
   The agency said the denial order extension does not cover Balli Group PLC, Balli Aviation, Balli Holdings, Vahid Alaghband, Hassan Alaghband, Blue Sky One Ltd., Blue Sky Two Ltd., Blue Sky Three Ltd., Blue Sky Four Ltd,, Blue Sky Five Ltd., Blue Sky Six Ltd., Blue Airways, and Blue Airways FZE, which were named in the original order.