Whereas Brazil and Turkey claimed that the arrangement had been accepted by the US and Europe, the US called for – and got, with the support of Europe – new and stronger United Nations sanctions, which only Brazil and Turkey opposed.
今年五月，卢拉和土耳其一道主张就伊朗核计划同伊达成协议，该协议得到伊朗名义上的赞成，但遭到其他各国的反对。虽然巴西和土耳其曾声称这一协议已经得到美国和欧盟的支持，但实际上美国却呼吁——并最终在欧盟帮助下促成——对伊朗更有力的制裁，反对这一决议的只有巴西和土耳其。