Washington, July 13: Asserting that Iran’s nuclear programme would have its implications outside the Middle East including India, US has hoped that New Delhi would take steps not only to implement UN sanctions but would also convince Tehran to leave its path towards possessing nuclear weapons.
“From our standpoint and what we have made clear in our conversations with many countries, is that this (Iran pursuing the path of nuclear weapons programme) cannot be a situation of business as usual,” State Department spokesman, P J Crowley, said.
“This is about the future of the world. This is about the danger of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, which will affect countries outside of the region, including India.
So everyone has a responsibility to do what each country can to convince Iran to change its present course,” Crowley said.
–PTI