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US Embassy clarifies Iraq's threat to breach sanctions against Iran

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US Embassy clarifies Iraq's threat to breach sanctions against Iran

2018/8/15 12:19

US Embassy clarifies Iraqs threat to breach sanctions against Iran

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The US embassy in Baghdad issued a clarification on Wednesday about remarks made by US State Department spokeswoman Heather Neuert about Iraq's relationship with sanctions against Iran.
The embassy confirmed there was no violation of US sanctions against Iran.
The embassy said in an explanatory statement receivedby the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it: "After reviewing the question and answer to the question and following up the subject with the Deputy Ambassador, the clarification of the subject is as follows:" In her answer to the question referred to efforts to resolve issues The relationship between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the government of Iraq "The
statement said that Hahr explained that" countries that violate sanctions will be held accountable, referring to the partial sanctions on Iran, "
Hahar said according to the statement," As you know, the sanctions are to deal in dollars with Iran, Also learn the Prime Minister said that Iraq will not deal with the country Lar with Iran, then there is no breach of the sanctions. "
The US embassy in Baghdad , according to the statement:" The way quoted by the Iraqi media this news is inaccurate. "
The State Department spokeswoman Heather Noert, commented on Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi 's remarks on "Violators of the sanctions regime may themselves be subject to sanctions,"
Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi said on Monday, saying Baghdad was partly taking part in US sanctions against Iran and refusing to use the dollar in its dealings with Tehran.
Last Thursday, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBE) notified commercial banks of a ban on dollar transactions with Iranian lenders under US sanctions. At the same time, the Central Bank of Iraq has not stopped using the euro in dealing with Iran, which, he says, depends on the requirements of the ECB and correspondent banks.
The United States has since last Monday imposed large-scale sanctions on Iran, which it had suspended earlier, after reaching a comprehensive joint action plan on Iran's nuclear program in 2015. Ended

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