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France, Germany, Britain formally demand exemptions from US sanctions on Iran

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France, Britain, Germany and the EU today sent the United States a joint official request for their companies to be exempt from punitive measures resulting from fresh US sanctions on Iran.

"As allies, we expect that the United States will refrain from taking action to harm Europe's security interests," said the letter to US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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First Published: Jun 06 2018 | 4:10 PM IST

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