A German businessman was sentenced to six years in prison on Monday by a court in western German city of Koblez after admitting he sold Iran 16 tons of high-grade graphite, which prosecutors considered as being apparently used to make rocket nozzles.
The man, 63, was accused of illicitly shipping graphite to Iran via Turkey between 2005 and 2007. The trade stopped when Turkish customs officers halted two road shipments with another 10 tons of graphite.
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