Iran General NewsUS: Iran lashing out to "distract" from sanctions

US: Iran lashing out to “distract” from sanctions

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AP: The White House says Iran is lashing out at the world to “distract attention” from the damage that international sanctions are having at home.
By ANNE GEARAN, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Iran is lashing out at the world to “distract attention” from the damage that international sanctions are having at home.

Iran is claiming Wednesday that it has achieved two major advances in its program to master production of nuclear fuel, a defiant move in response to increasingly tough Western sanctions over its disputed nuclear program. Iran state media also reports steps to cut oil exports to six European countries in retaliation for new European Union sanctions, including a ban on Iranian oil.

White House press secretary Jay Carney says such “defiant acts” show that Iran’s leaders are under pressure.

The sanctions are intended to persuade Iran to back down. Iran has refused, although it signaled Wednesday that it is willing to return to talks.

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