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GAO-15-258R 1 (2015-01-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaiof0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 January 13, 2015 Chairman Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Chairman Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Iranian Commercial Activities Update: Foreign Firms Reported to Have Engaged in Iran's Energy or Communications Sectors Senate committee reports 111-201 and 112-26 contain recurring mandates for GAO to report annually through 2015 on firms engaging in certain types of commercial activities involving Iran's energy and communications sectors.1 Iran's economy relies on oil, which is a major source of government revenues,2 and Iran has blocked its citizens' access to telecommunications. In response to these mandates, we have issued a series of reports on foreign firms reported to have engaged in commercial activities in Iran's energy sector or to have exported technologies to Iran for blocking telecommunications. This report updates our prior reports by identifying (1) foreign firms reported to have engaged in commercial activity in Iran's energy sector between November 8, 2013, and December 1, 2014; (2) foreign firms reported to have exported technology to Iran between November 8, 2013, and December 1, 2014, for telecommunications blocking; and (3) any of these identified firms that had U.S. government contracts, awards, or purchasing agreements while having been reported iS. Rep. No. 111-201 (2010) and S. Rep. No. 112-26 (2011). 2Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/1ibrary/pubications/the-word- factbook/geos/ir.html, accessed on December 1, 2014. 3For example, see GAO, Firms Reported to Have Sold Iran Refined Petroleum Products or Engaged in Commercial Activities in Iran's Energy Sector, GAO-1 3-173R (Washington, D.C.: Dec. 7, 2012); Firms Reported to Have Engaged in Activities Related to Iran's Energy and Communications Sectors While Having Had U. S. Government Contracts, GAO-1 3-344R (Washington, D.C.: Feb. 25, 2013); Iranian Commercial Activities: Foreign Firms Reported to Have Engaged in Certain Activities Involving Iran's Energy or Communications Sectors, GAO-1 4-218R (Washington, D.C.: Jan. 7, 2014). For a list of all related reports, see the Related GAO Products section at the end of this report. GAO-1 5-258R Iranian Commercial Activities Update Page 1

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