The US has warned India to honour UN sanctions against Iran after its foreign secretary criticised “unilateral” measures against Tehran over suspicions it is developing a nuclear weapons programme.
Phillip J. Crowley, a spokesman for the US State Department, said it was for India to decide what individual measures it would take, but warned its security would be threatened if Iran became a nuclear power.
Mr Crowley said India had a responsibility to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. “This is about the danger of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, which will affect countries outside of the region, including India. So everyone has a responsibility to do what each country can to convince Iran to change its present course.”
India has long-standing ties with Iran and has made a number of substantial investments in its oil and gas sectors. Its Congress-led government has said while it will honour UN sanctions against Iran, it favours dialogue and remains opposed to “unilateral” additional sanctions announced by the US and the European Union.
Last month, the EU and US announced a series of sanctions against Iran which were significantly tougher than those agreed by the UN days earlier. The EU announced sanctions against investments in and technology transfers to Iran’s oil and gas industries, while the US banned American investments in Iranian firms.
India’s foreign secretary said India opposed any actions which go beyond the UN resolutions.
“Unilateral sanctions recently imposed by individual countries, with their restrictions on investment by third countries in Iran’s energy sector, can have a direct and adverse impact on Indian companies and more importantly, on our energy security and our attempts to meet the development needs of our people,” she said.
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India destroyed its relationship with Iran when it voted against Iran in the UN under US pressure. Iran declined access to natural gas through pipeline which is now reached Pakistan. India is a weak and spineless country – because of Nuclear pact with US – it became a poodle of US. Indians are idiots – they do not understand that US wants to be friendly with India and throw a few crumbs to it because it wants to curtail the influence of China. They lost a good neighbor – Pakistan said no to US pressure and the gas pipeline will be online soon. India is the sole looser – Where it is going to get cheap energy – India dreams of becoming a global power – you need to think globally and get out of slavish mentality.
Indian mentality is still slavish maybe because it is ruled throughout History by foreigners. They can talk but are cowards deep down.
You would think Indias greater human Biomass would trump the fatties of America.
Ahh Amerika acting hard with words and only words. Amerika and Israel must be totally destroyed so patriots, like Patrick here, can have a future.
Wait a minute.
The Jewish-Master-Race has more then 400 nukes in the middle east.
It seems only fair that Iran have the means to defend themselves.
Besides, when two sides have Nukes, then neither one can invade the other. It brings peace. Unless the Jews want to put in place a puppet government like they did in Egypt.
Hmm, will the Jewish thirst for global conquest never end.
I swear, the Jews remind me of the Empire in Star Wars. With the secret Emperors Hands and all. That Mossad reaches unto all the ends of the Earth.
They also run about 40% of the CIA as well.
Mossad and the CIA played a major role in the 9/11 attacks too.
Hmm, Jesus protect us from these minions of Satan.