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Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2890957.ece
British Aid Mocks Sanctions Threat Against Iran
[Sunday Times-UK] Jonathan Leake and Sarah Baxter - The British government faces a diplomatic row with America over disclosures that it has provided the Iranian regime with financial support worth about £290m while at the same time calling for sanctions. The money was offered by the Export Credits Guarantee Department to support British firms exporting to Iran, mainly to the country's petrochemical industry.