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IRAN
Firms sanctioned for weapons sales
The United States penalized seven Chinese companies for selling unconventional weapons and missile technology to Iran, the State Department said yesterday.
Sanctions also were imposed against two Indian companies and one each in Belarus, North Korea, Russia, Spain and Ukraine, said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, adding that the penalties apply to the companies, not their countries or governments.
As a result of the penalties, the U.S. government cannot proceed with transactions with these companies or issue any new licenses and must suspend licenses that have been issued for high-technology items controlled by the United States.
SYRIA
Agreement reached to seal Iraq border
Syria has agreed in talks to take "specific steps" to seal off its border with Iraq for anti-U.S. insurgents, a U.S. official said yesterday.
In Damascus, a source close to the two-day talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials said the sides discussed forming joint patrols to monitor the border, but it was not clear whether that was part of the deal.
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