China, India and Austria have condemned a US decision to impose sanctions on nine firms which it believes have supplied Iran with military equipment.China, which is home to six of the firms concerned, has demanded that the US State Department lift the sanctions…
The measures – which will remain in place for two years – ban the firms from trading with the US government and prevent them obtaining export licences needed to buy certain kinds of technology from US companies.
Announcing the action, the US State Department said it was based on “credible evidence” and described the firms involved as “serial offenders”.
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