UANI Commends ENI's Decision Not to Pursue New Business in Iran and Calls on ENI to End All Current Contracts

UANI Commends ENI's Decision Not to Pursue New Business in Iran and Calls on ENI to End All Current Contracts

New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) commends ENI for its decision not to pursue further business in Iran, but calls on ENI to go further and sever all current contracts in Iran.
 
UANI lists ENI on the Iran Business Registry (IBR) for its business dealings in Iran, and has pressured ENI to halt its business in Iran. 
 
UANI President, Ambassador Mark Wallace, said of the ENI decision "We're seeing the beginnings of a domino effect as companies make the responsible decision to stop doing business in Iran.  It is clear that the momentum behind private economic pressure is gaining steam.  UANI commends ENI for refusing to engage in new business in Iran.  UANI's supporters have sent a clear message to ENI that its continued business in Iran is unacceptable, and ENI has responded to that message.  While refusing to conduct new business is a good first step, we call on ENI to go further.  ENI must end its current contracts in Iran and sign the Iran Business Declaration in order to publicly affirm its commitment.  ENI's decision should serve as a wakeup call to all companies that the American people will not do business with those companies that work in Iran."
 
UANI has worked with a number of companies that have agreed not to do business in Iran.  In September, the Helmsley Hotel, Gotham Hall, and The Jumeirah Essex House refused to host Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his visit to the United Nations.  General Electric signed UANI's Iran Business Declaration and affirmed its commitment not to do business in Iran.  Huntsman, last week, announced that it would sever its business ties in Iran, including all current contracts, and Siemens decided not to pursue new business in Iran. 

UANI worked with Congress to introduce the ABC Iran Act of 2009 that would preclude multinational companies that do business in Iran, such as ENI, from conducting business with the U.S. Government.  That piece of legislation was added as an amendment to the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009, which the U.S. House of Representatives passed in December.  A similar version was passed by the Senate last week.  
 
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