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Meet the U.S. Defense Firm Supplying Iran’s Internet
Technically, she’s right. GTT’s customer is Gulf Bridge International, the undersea cable provider. But the technical data strongly suggest that GTT knew—or should have known—that it was providing service to the state telecom of Iran. And that’s a crucial question, because while U.S. companies are allowed to sell Internet service to Iran, they may not do so if they have “knowledge or reason to know that such services … are intended for the Government of Iran,” according to Treasury Department rules. State-owned companies are also covered by that prohibition, two lawyers who are expert in the sanctions rules told The Daily Beast.