The
United States
on
Tuesday announced it is imposing sanctions against "seven foreign
entities" including
Venezuela
's
state oil company as part of new efforts to contain
Iran
's
nuclear ambitions.
"I'm here to announce that Secretary of State (Hillary)
Clinton
has
decided to impose sanctions on seven foreign entitities under the
Iran
sanctions act of 1996," her deputy James Steinberg told reporters.
These
include Petroleos de Venezuela, or PDVSA.