The US is having “very intense and very blunt” conversations with India, China and Turkey on reducing their dependence on Iranian oil in a bid to bolster American sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said.
Ms Clinton, testifying before a congressional committee on Tuesday, said the US is asking these countries to take specific measures that would reduce their dependence on Iranian oil. But, without naming any one, she did acknowledge that this would be a bit tough for some countries.
“With respect to China and Turkey and India, we’ve had very intense and very blunt conversations with each of those countries,” Ms Clinton said.