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QUESTION: I wondered if the State Department had any details about a reported oil-for-goods deal between Russia and Iran that’s going on. I believe that this was discussed between the Secretary and Foreign Minister Lavrov in Paris over the weekend.

MS. HARF: It was. We’ve seen the reports of this potential deal. We can’t confirm those details. If this deal were to move forward, it would raise serious concerns as it would be inconsistent with the terms of the P5+1 Joint Plan of Action and could potentially trigger U.S. sanctions against the entities and individuals involved in any related transactions. As you mentioned, Secretary Kerry expressed our concerns directly to Foreign Minister Lavrov when he met with him recently, and we remain concerned. We’ll continue engaging on this.

QUESTION: So Foreign Minister Lavrov – you said you’d seen the reports, but Foreign Minister Lavrov didn't fill in the Secretary on any of the details of this?

MS. HARF: I don’t have a more detailed readout from their conversation. We can’t confirm all of the reports that have been out there, but I’m happy to continue updating folks as we get more.

QUESTION: So, what are you trying to do to confirm the reports?

MS. HARF: Well, we’re – clearly, the Secretary raised it directly. We’re working with the Russians on it.

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