America’s hostile opposition to the completion of the “Peace” gas pipeline
Referring to Pakistan's insistence on the completion of the peace gas pipeline, the US State Department claimed that friendship with Iran would entail the risk of sanctions from Washington. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, Matthew Miller, the spokesperson of the US Department of State, announced that Washington He does not support the progress of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.
He added that friendship with Iran will lead to the risk of US sanctions.
This is while according to “Mosadegh Malik” At least 27% of the country’s citizens have access to gas. Malik also stated this week that Pakistan is officially seeking an exemption from US sanctions for the transfer of Iranian gas. In March of last year, the Minister of Oil and Energy of Pakistan emphasized his country’s commitment to complete the Iranian gas pipeline and said: American sanctions cannot be applied to this joint gas project.
Last week, “Donald Lowe”, the assistant of the US Department of State for Southern Affairs Asia and Central Asia, in the hearing of the foreign affairs committee of the House of Representatives of this country, he stated that he is trying to prevent the realization of the gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan. I support to prevent this pipeline from happening, we are working towards this goal.
© | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |