15.10.2012                      29.Tischrei. 5773

Iran-Sanktionen:

US exports to Iran rise sharply despite sanctions

Rise of exports by nearly a third attributed to $89.2 million grain sale swells; data comes as EU set to pass further sanctions over Tehran's shipping sector; some humanitarian exports shrink as other goods continue to flow.

The jump to $199.5 million in the first eight months of 2012 from $150.8 million a year earlier, according to Census Bureau data, is surprising given Western efforts to isolate Iran economically because of its suspected pursuit of nuclear arms….