The United States has opposed the joint gas pipeline project between Iran and Pakistan.
Donald Lu, the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, stated during a meeting of the Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives that we are in contact with our Pakistani partners.
The U.S. is against the Iran-Pakistan gas project, stating that it is not profitable for Pakistan and not large enough for major international companies to invest in.
Islamabad should seek alternative solutions instead of the Iranian project, and clean energy production is an effective solution that the U.S. supports.
We are monitoring the Iran gas pipeline project and aim for Pakistan to consider non-Iranian energy projects.
Washington has not received any requests from Islamabad indicating their willingness to receive sanctions waivers, so the U.S. continues its efforts to deter Pakistan from the Iranian gas project.
