Jul 28, 2006 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on Friday requested an investigation into why the State Department delayed word of sanctions on two Indian companies for Iran-related dealings until after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a nuclear agreement with New Delhi.
In a letter, Rep. Ellen Tauscher of California and two colleagues asked the State Department's inspector general — who is authorized to conduct independent reviews of department activities and personnel — to determine if a report detailing the sanctions was intentionally withheld ...
The administration decided earlier in the week to impose sanctions on two thus-far unnamed Indian companies for what U.S. officials told Reuters were missile-related transactions with Iran ...
The sanctions were imposed under terms of the U.S. Iran-Syria Non-proliferation Act, which aims to stem the transfer of weapons-related technology to two states Washington considers threats.
The department is supposed to report violators to Congress every six months but the report released this week was months late ...
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