In
the latest threat to the US-UK special relationship, the US' top
diplomat in Britain has called on London to back its pressure on
Iran, warning of "serious consequences" for businesses who
flaunt Washington's sanctions.
Accusing
Iran of "squandering its money on proxy wars and malign
activities abroad," US Ambassador Woody Johnson's op-ed in
the Sunday Telegraph asked the UK to "use its considerable
diplomatic power and influence" to join the US "as a
united front" in its effort to secure "a genuinely
comprehensive agreement" on Iran ending its nuclear program.
Reiterating
a threat made by his boss, US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday,
Johnson added that: "The President has been explicit: any
businesses that put their commercial interests in Iran ahead of the
global good will risk serious consequences for their trade with the
US."
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