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Iran has for years skirted sanctions by establishing a complex network of export operations along Dubai's quaysides, which are capable of shipping almost anything to Iran, just 100 miles across the Persian Gulf. Walk along the Dubai Creek wharf on any morning, and you'll see mountains of goods stacked in boxes, ready to be loaded onto boats bound for Iran. Most of the contents - everything from books to clothes - are legitimate, and violate no U.S. or international sanctions, which until now have focused narrowly on entities believed to be involved in Iran's nuclear program. "To the extent...
...uphill battle. Al-Jazeera TV last week showed footage of a packed wharf in Dubai, piled high with goods, including boxes of Panasonic flat-screen televisions and Whirlpool refrigerators - possibly in violation of U.S. sanctions if American companies are exporting to Iran without U.S. government licenses - but with no customs agent in sight. Only a small portion of shipments are checked, and officials rely on the honesty of shipping brokers in filling out manifests. (See the top 10 scandals...