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India buying Iran oil, Russian weaponry not helpful: US
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SME Times News Bureau | 12 Oct, 2018
India's plans to continue buying oil from Iran and its purchase of
S-400 missile defence systems from Russia is "not helpful" and the US
administration "reviews that very carefully", the State Department said,
indicating possible action by Washington.
The Department had
earlier asked countries buying crude oil from Iran to cut imports to
zero by November 4 or face tough US sanctions. Washington's decision
came after President Donald Trump pulled out of the landmark 2015
nuclear deal with Tehran, calling it one-sided.
The US also reimposed the sanctions on Iran.
Responding
to a question about India's placing orders for oil from Iran or missile
defence systems from Russia, State Department spokesperson Heather
Nauert on Thursday said: "This was not helpful."
Ignoring
Washington's sanctions threats, India has signed a $5.4 billion deal for
supply of S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile system with
Russia this month.
Nauert's remarks came a day after Trump said
that India would find out "sooner think you think" about his decision on
whether to impose sanctions on its deal with Russia.
"He was
asked also about Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
(CAATSA) sanctions and its possible imposition. And he said, India is
going to find out," the spokesperson said.
"... And India will
find out. We'll see. So I'm not going to get ahead of him, but certainly
when we hear about things such as purchasing oil or purchasing of the
S-400 systems, it's not helpful. The US government just reviews that
very carefully."
About New Delhi's buying of oil from Tehran, Nauert, quoting Trump, said: "We'll take care of that."
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