AfricaOwn Posted December 14, 2007 http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5423D57A-20A3-4CB7-B3CC-1DEECBA6D97C.htm Officials in the US warned that the agreement would undermine international efforts to press Iran over its nuclear programme. "We're deeply disappointed and disturbed at the reports [of the deal], and we'll be making this clear to the Chinese authorities," Jessica Simon, a US state department spokeswoman, told reporters in Washington on Monday. "Major new deals with Iran, particularly ones like these involving investment in oil and gas, really undermine international efforts to pressure the Iranians to comply with obligations already in place under the UN Security Council resolutions," she said. She did not say whether Washington would review the deal to see if it violates the US-imposed Iran Sanctions Act, which seeks to punish foreign companies that invest more than $20m annually in Iran's energy sector. Russia, Iran 'agree nuclear deal' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7142117.stm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
