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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by jvanderbot on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:57AM (#34260435)
They don't need to be diverted. I don't think there's any restrictions on shipping to Iran these kinds of low level components. Are there?
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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by ceejayoz on Thursday January 05, 2023 @10:01AM (#34260494)
US companies are generally banned from doing any business with Iran, period.

That, of course, won't stop someone in China from ordering a million chips from TI and shipping them to Iran (or Russia).

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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by lazide on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:28PM (#34264212)
The nominal ‘manufacturers’ of the chips (TI) are forbidden from doing business with Iran.

They’re so far from what happens on the ground though, who actually ends up with one of the chips in their hand has pretty much nothing to do with them.

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