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US congressman points to RAK as ‘gateway to Iran’

Issue 882 - 31 Jul 2010 | 1 minute read

US Democratic congressman Brad Sherman has told the House Committee on Foreign Affairs that the UAE remains a “transhipment and diversion hub” and does “not effectively control exports to Iran and other countries of proliferation”.

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