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The US is mulling slapping sanctions on Iran as diplomatic engagements on its nuclear ambitions has not yielded desired results and will reach out to countries like China for a consensus on the issue, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.
Asking the international community to look towards options of imposing sanctions in Iran Clinton said, "We have always had a two-track process, and we think it is important that we move now toward looking at what pressure, what sanctions can be brought to bear on the Iranians."
"We have pursued diplomatic engagement with the Iranians steadily since President Obama took office. As you know, we have always had a two-track process.
"We are going to continue to reach out to all of our colleagues in this effort, including, of course, China."
We hope that our colleagues and other members of the P-5+1 across the globe recognise that because they have been involved in it, she said.
"They have helped to enable the negotiations to go forward by joining with very strong language about what was expected from Iran," Clinton said adding that there has not been much response from Iran.
Sometimes, we see response from a part of the government that is then retracted from another part of the government, she said adding "so I US think our position is that we have, in good faith, engaged in diplomacy with the Iranians."
Asking the international community to look towards options of imposing sanctions in Iran Clinton said, "We have always had a two-track process, and we think it is important that we move now toward looking at what pressure, what sanctions can be brought to bear on the Iranians."
"We have pursued diplomatic engagement with the Iranians steadily since President Obama took office. As you know, we have always had a two-track process.
"We are going to continue to reach out to all of our colleagues in this effort, including, of course, China."
We hope that our colleagues and other members of the P-5+1 across the globe recognise that because they have been involved in it, she said.
"They have helped to enable the negotiations to go forward by joining with very strong language about what was expected from Iran," Clinton said adding that there has not been much response from Iran.
Sometimes, we see response from a part of the government that is then retracted from another part of the government, she said adding "so I US think our position is that we have, in good faith, engaged in diplomacy with the Iranians."
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