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Abid Hussain

Cost of doing business with Iran? US warns Pakistan of sanctions risk

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan [Handout/Prime Minister's Office]

Islamabad, Pakistan – The United States has warned Pakistan of the risk of sanctions after it promised greater security and economic cooperation with Iran during a visit by President Ebrahim Raisi.

The first Iranian president to visit the South Asian country in eight years, Raisi concluded his three-day trip on Wednesday as the neighbouring countries said they would increase bilateral trade to $10bn a year over the next five years, from the current $2bn.

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