AP: The Obama administration is warning Zimbabwe that it could face penalties if it cooperates with Iran’s nuclear program in violation of U.N. resolutions.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is warning Zimbabwe that it could face penalties if it cooperates with Iran’s nuclear program in violation of U.N. resolutions.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Tuesday that the U.S. was troubled by recent statements from Zimbabwe’s foreign minister. The Zimbabwean diplomat had said that existing U.N. sanctions on Iran are unfair and hypocritical. Crowley said Zimbabwe would be violating its international obligations if it helped Iran extract uranium.
Crowley says the U.S. does not have evidence of such cooperation but was concerned by statements indicating that Zimbabwe would be open to it. The U.N. atomic watchdog said last month that Iran’s foreign minister made a secret visit to Zimbabwe in January in search of u
