Uruguay resisted pressure from the Bush administration over ties with Iran

Tuesday, April 19th 2011 - 01:57 UTC

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Uruguay resisted pressures from the administration of former US President George W. Bush to reduce ties with Iran. Uruguay’s Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro on a Middle East tour made the revelation during a meeting in Teheran with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the official Iranian news agency. Read full article

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GeoffWard
Yes, even Uruguay will sell its soul to the devil in the search for oil imports.

Dilma has distanced Brasil from Iran, following the Lula years of sycophancy, leaving Uruguay politically exposed.

Time for a tippy-toe strategic withdrawal, I think.
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