The United States relaxed sanctions, allowing American firms to sell food and medicine to Iran, Libya and Sudan. All three countries continue to face a host of economic and military sanctions under U.S. anti-terrorism laws. Wednesday’s move, described by Clinton administration officials as a major shift in policy, should not be taken as a gesture of goodwill and will not “enhance a nation’s military capability or ability to support terrorism,” said U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economics Stuart Eizenstat.
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