US sentences exporter to 44 months in prison for Iran sanctions breaches

22 July 2025

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The US has sentenced Brian Assi, a Lebanese national, to 44 months in prison for conspiring to violate US sanctions by attempting to export heavy machinery from the US to Iran. Mr Assi was...

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Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

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