Tuesday 22 November 2011

US hits Iran with new sanctions

WASHINGTON: The United States announced fresh sanctions against Iran's energy sector Monday and warned firms against dealing with its banks as it pressed Tehran to abandon its nuclear weapons drive.

'The message is clear,' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. 'If Iran's intransigence continues it will face increasing pressure and isolation. Today the United States is taking a series of steps to sharpen this choice.'

Clinton, unveiling what she called a 'significant ratcheting up of pressure on Iran,' said the United States was targeting Iran's energy sector directly for the first time.
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