NEW YORK–()–United
Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, issued
the following statement Monday regarding the Republic of Moldova and
Iranian shipping vessels:
“the
world must deny Iran’s access to international shipping, a move that
would severely affect the regime given its dependence on global trade
and seaborne crude oil exports.”
Moldova has now confirmed that it has stopped its recent reflagging of
Iranian vessels and will not restart any such activities. We accept
Moldova’s pledge, and applaud Moldovan officials for making this
responsible decision.
We call on the international community to impose a complete shipping
blockade on the Iranian regime. No country should flag Iranian vessels.
On September 20, UANI called
on the Moldova to stop reflagging Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping
Lines (IRISL) vessels.
The prominent shipping services Bureau
Veritas, Germanischer
Lloyd, the Russian
Maritime Register of Shipping, the Korean
Register of Shipping, and ClassNK
all recently stopped certifying Iranian vessels in response to UANI.
UANI has highlighted the shipping industry as an area where the
international community can further pressure Iran. In a March 17 Wall
Street Journal Op-Ed, six UANI board members wrote that “the
world must deny Iran’s access to international shipping, a move that
would severely affect the regime given its dependence on global trade
and seaborne crude oil exports.”
Click here
to read UANI’s September 14 letter to Moldovan officials.
Click here
to learn more about UANI’s Shipping Campaign.
