The report said for sensitive items, and confronted by

greater counter-proliferation efforts, the Iranian centrifuge programme may have contracted with more than one domestic trading company to buy the items abroad in order to increase the chance of successfully obtaining them. "A likely scenario is that several suppliers in different countries were contacted, via such internet shopping malls, and more promisingly, directly. Smaller companies like Ferrito Plastronics would likely have needed to procure the magnets from larger manufacturers," it said. The report said China should crack down on the efforts of Iranian smuggling networks, as shown by the fact that this company appeared to feel comfortable in openly seeking illicit goods from Chinese companies through such websites. "In addition, both the Indian and Chinese governments should warn companies that there is zero tolerance for any of their domestic companies entering into such transactions," it said.