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Somehow they got the US technology in order to sell it to Iran. I'm no legal expert, but there was probably an assumption during that transaction that they wouldn't be selling it to Iran, which they violated.

(which is exactly why this is different than them simply doing business with Iran in the first place)

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I believe that is what ZTE was pinged for. There were US chips in the equiptment sold to Iran.

No one at ZTE was criminally charged. Though the indictment could be sealed and we may not know until they travel to a country that complies with American arrest request.

> but there was probably an assumption during that transaction that they wouldn't be selling it to Iran, which they violated.

It isn’t an assumption, it’s in the actual export laws.

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