Iran vows to stop 'some' oil sales as inspectors visit
<p><span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="conflicting">conflicting</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span>, <span word="vowing">vowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="some">some</span>" <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="postponing">postponing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inspectors">inspectors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="professional">professional</span>" <span word="or">or</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="atomic">atomic</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>.</p><p><span word="Lawmakers">Lawmakers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tightens">tightens</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Atomic">Atomic</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>(<span word="IAEA">IAEA</span>) <span word="inspection">inspection</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span>.</p><p><span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="IRNA">IRNA</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="Akbar">Akbar</span> <span word="Salehi">Salehi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="inspectors">inspectors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> "<span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="desire">desire</span>".</p><p><span word="India">India</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="crude">crude</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span>.</p>
页:
[1]