But the first fell prey to a long US occupation, and the second currently faces a US-led oil-export embargo designed to throttle it financially. As a result, America’s efforts to give international effect to its new Iran Sanctions Act constitute a double whammy for India.
伊拉克和伊朗曾经都是印度的主要石油供应国。但前者被美国的长期占领搜刮一空，后者如今面对着以美国为首的，旨在扼杀其国内经济命脉的石油出口禁运。结果美国为推动新出台的《伊朗制裁法案》所作的国际努力却对印度造成了双重打击。