Won't follow US trade curbs on Iran, says Sushma Swaraj

It is our clear stand that we abide by UN sanctions, not country-specific sanctions, said Swaraj

India on Monday said it has not abided by the US sanctions on Iran or Venezuela in the past, neither will it this time.

Addressing her ministry’s annual press conference here, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj indicated India-Iran trade will continue, as it did the last time the US imposed sanctions on Tehran, and that India will also continue to trade with Venezuela.

She said a mechanism for India-Iran trade will soon be worked out, but it will not be in cryptocurrency since the Reserve Bank of India has banned the currency.

Amid the US plan to scrap a rule allowing spouses of