EUA, DELÍRO DE PODER: tenta subjugar até Rússia a aplicar suas sanções ilegais contra Irã.
Rússia rebate: "sanções, só ONU autoriza, é lei internacional".
Reuters reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told his Russian counterpart on Thursday that any oil-for-goods deal Moscow might strike with Iran could run afoul of U.S. sanctions. "Secretary Lew reiterated our serious concerns regarding reports of a possible deal between Russia and Iran involving oil-for-goods," a Treasury representative said in a statement, after Lew met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.
"He made clear that such a deal ... could trigger sanctions against any entity or individual involved in any related transactions," the representative said, according to Reuters. Lew also told Siluanov a deal would run counter to an agreement between Iran and six world powers, including the United States and Russia, in which Tehran promised to curb its nuclear program in return for a modest easing in Western sanctions. The sanctions were imposed to choke off Iran's oil revenues. Reuters reported last week that Iran and Russia had made progress on a barter deal that could be worth up to $20 billion under which Moscow would provide Russian equipment and goods in exchange for Iranian oil. Lew and Siluanov also spoke about Ukraine, with Lew repeating that the United States stood ready to impose additional sanctions on Russia if it continued to step up tensions, according to the spokesperson.
Rússia: "Só ONU pode sancionar. Não reconheço sua lei".WASHINGTON, April 11 (RIA Novosti) – Russia only recognizes UN Security Council sanctions against Iran, not the United States’ own “Oil for Goods” deal, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said after a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday. “The US Secretary of the Treasury informed us that they have information about the possible participation of our companies in trade ties with Iran for buying Iranian oil,” Siluanov said. “In this situation we are acting on the basis of decisions by the United Nations, which defines sanctions and groups of goods that will fall under the sanctions, and we are acting within the limits of the decisions approved by international organizations,” he added.
There is a subtlety in the situation, the minister underlined. "Our American partners have enacted their own legislation, which differs from the decisions taken by the UN, and they are monitoring their solutions," Siluanov said. In the meeting, Lew told his Russian counterpart that the US was concerned about developments around Ukraine and Iran and threatened possible new sanctions against Russia. In January, Reuters reported that Moscow and Tehran were discussing a barter deal under which Iran would provide around 500,000 barrels of oil per day in exchange for Russian equipment and goods. The sides hoped to ink the deal in the nearest future, the agency said.
