Europe and Japan moved ahead on Tuesday in planning for punitive cuts in oil imports from Iran, where a senior official dismissed Western anger at news Tehran is enriching uranium deep underground as cover for ulterior motives.
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Japan mulls cuts in Iran oil imports to win US sanctions waiver
By Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO Jan 5 (Reuters) – Japan is weighing various ways of securing a waiver on new U.S. sanctions against Iran, with reducing Iranian oil imports and dealings with its central bank possible options, government sources said on Thursday.
Japan toughens sanctions on Iran
TOKYO Dec 9 (Reuters) – Japan on Friday toughened sanctions on Iran in response to mounting Western suspicions that Tehran plans to build nuclear weapons, following more severe, steps by the United States and the European Union.
Japan Mulls Additional Sanctions Against Iran
Japan is considering imposing additional sanctions against Iran, Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Wednesday, a day after the attack on the British Embassy in Tehran, Kyodo News reported.