{"id":8449,"date":"2021-03-30T06:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T06:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2021-03-30T06:57:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T06:57:27","slug":"us-to-weigh-sanctions-after-iran-china-ink-400b-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/us-to-weigh-sanctions-after-iran-china-ink-400b-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"US to weigh sanctions after Iran, China ink $400b deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The US said on Monday it will evaluate a\u00a0just signed $400 billion investment deal China struck with Iran over the weekend to see whether it will trigger sanctions under American law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe of course will take a look and ensure that any sanctions that need to be implemented would be as it relates to this package, but we haven\u2019t looked at the specific agreement yet at this point in time,&#8221; White House spokeswoman\u00a0\u00a0Jen Psaki told 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