of tanks to that country.—（In a court case，a witness said that in selling weapons to Iran，a British company paid ￡1 million to someone who helped it make the sale of tanks to that country.）在涉及与伊朗进行武器交易的案件中，一位证人声称一家英国公司向助其达成供应伊朗坦克的买卖的“中间人”支付了100万英镑。
1）to make/conclude/finalize a deal with sb.与某人做成一笔交易 此处分词短语involving an arms deal with Iran作定语，修饰a court case.
2）claim that：（未经证实或证明）声称，断言，又如：Some scientist claims that he has found an effective cure for AIDS.某位科学家声称他已经找到了治疗艾滋病的有效办法。
3）这里“go-between”一词用了引号表示并不是真正的中间人，而是统治该国的家庭的成员或是他们的高参（即本段开始提到的ruling families or their close advisers）。
4）clinch a deal：to conclude a deal successfully：（口语）达成交易。deal：an agreement，esp.in business，on certain terms for buying or doing交易
