WASHINGTON. Feb 8 (Interfax) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton believes it is time to discuss new sanctions against Iran.
"We have, in good faith, engaged in diplomacy with the Iranians. We've always had a two-track process, and we think it is important that we move now toward looking at what pressure, what sanctions can be brought to bear on the Iranians," Clinton said at a news briefing in Washington on Friday.
"We're going to continue to reach out to all of our colleagues in this effort, including, of course, China," Clinton said in commenting on Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's Thursday remark that it would be too early to talk about sanctions against Iran.
The U.S. has pursued diplomatic engagement with Iran steadily since President Barack Obama took office, Clinton said. "The fact is we haven't really seen much in the way of response," she said.
"Sometimes, we see response from a part of the government that is then retracted from another part of the government," she said.