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   NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--Today, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) continued its Cranes Campaign bycalling on Austria`s Palfinger AG to immediately end its business in Iran, wherethe Iranian regime is using its cranes to stage public executions. Recently, photos have been published of Palfinger cranes being used by theIranian regime for public executions. Palfinger partners with Iranian companiessuch as Pasargad Petrogas, and Palfinger apparently attended the InternationalMaritime Exhibition held in Tehran last month. UANI's Cranes Campaign highlights the Iranian regime's record of conductingpublic executions by hanging its citizens from cranes. In a July 2011 LosAngeles Times op-ed, "Iran's Execution Binge," UANI CEO, Ambassador Mark D.Wallace, called on crane manufacturers to "take the principled stand ofrenouncing their business ties with the regime until Iran becomes a civilizedmember of the international community." In response to UANI`s campaign, prominent crane manufacturers Terex, Liebherr,Tadano, Konecranes, and UNIC have announced the end of their business in Iran. In a letter to Palfinger CEO Herbert Ortner, Ambassador Wallace wrote:  Recently, photos have been published of Palfinger cranes being used in suchpublic executions. Specifically, a Palfinger crane was used on May 26, 2011 forthe execution of an Iranian convict in Qazvin, Iran. While UANI recognizes thatPalfinger is in no way condoning this behavior, it is important for Palfinger tosend the strongest message possible to the Iranian regime that the misuse ofPalfinger products for such gruesome activities is wholly unacceptable. Accordingly, UANI is calling on Palfinger to end all business activities inIran. Palfinger`s Iran business activities are clearly documented on itswebsite. For example, Pasargad Petrogas Co., an entity engaged in "marine,drilling (onshore, offshore), shipbuilding, oil, gas and petrochemical projects"in Iran is cited as one of Palfinger`s Iran partners. Palfinger`s relationshipwith Pasargad Petrogas is particularly alarming since "the sale, supply ortransfer to Iran of further key equipment and technology which could be used inkey sectors in the oil and natural gas industry or, in the petrochemicalindustry," has been prohibited by the European Union since January 2012. In addition, the Iranian company Machine Alat-eIran claims to be the exclusivedistributor of Palfinger cranes in Iran. Palfinger also indicates that itrecently attended the International Maritime Exhibition in Tehran in January2013. UANI has requested a response from Palfinger by March 1, 2013. Click here to read UANI`s full letter to Palfinger.  United Against Nuclear IranNathan Carleton, 212-554-3296press@uani.comCopyright Business Wire 2013