U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to opening statements as he waits to testify on agreements over Iran's nuclear programs, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 10, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has told his French counterpart a trip to Iran by French business executives was "not helpful" and gave the wrong impression that Tehran was open for business as usual, a U.S. official said.
Under an interim deal reached between Iran and six world powers last November, Tehran agreed to limit parts of its nuclear programme in exchange for the easing of some international sanctions.
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