Iran Frontin'

Iran makes extensive use of fraudulent front companies to purchase electronics for weapons parts in the U.S. for explosives in Iraq and elsewhere against U.S. troops, reports the Washington Post.

The article outlines a cat and mouse game where, like mutating bacteria in their arms race to circumvent antibiotics, Iran has adapted to U.S. enforcement against illegal electronics and weapon sales, continuing to buy extensively from the U.S.  The findings come from new reports released by the Justice Department and an independent Washington research institute.  

The findings paint a picture of a network increasingly internet-based and more sophisticated, where U.S. suppliers often have no idea who their end-users are and unwittingly sell to Iranian interests.  

Read all about it here.