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President Barack Obama said he had extended one of the many levels of sanctions against Iran, imposed in 1995 over claims Tehran dealt in terrorism and sought weapons of mass destruction.- Strongly opposing unilateral measures by countries which impinge on the sovereignty of others, India has asked the United States to lift the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed on Cuba 46 years ago.
The Bush administration imposed financial sanctions on an Iranian state-owned financial institution on Thursday for allegedly providing financial services in support of the country's weapons programme.
US President George W Bush on Friday widened sanctions against Zimbabwean officials for using violence and intimidation to manipulate elections in the troubled country.
European Union nations have approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze of the country's biggest bank. EU officials say that Iran's Bank of Melli has been blacklisted by the decision, which implements already approved United Nation's sanctions against Tehran.
