Sony Corp. said it sold almost $13 million (¥1.3 billion) in video and medical equipment to dealers in Dubai who resold it in Iran, including to groups under official U.S. sanctions.
In a U.S. filing Thursday, Sony said it sold broadcast equipment, security cameras and video-conferencing gear to dealers in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, that resold or planned to re-market the products to groups that included the Iranian police's Information Technology Department and the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting media corporation.
The law permits the United States to levy fines against companies that supply products used to oppress Iran's populace. Sony's dealings were outlined under requirements that businesses report transactions with Iran or other parties sanctioned for programs relating to terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the consumer electronics giant's filing said.