U.S. Relations With the People's Republic of China (2009)

U.S. Department of State

Interview with Jim Sciutto of ABC

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Islamabad, Pakistan
October 30, 2009

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QUESTION: Briefly on Iran, Iran it looks like, has now gone back on an agreement that its negotiators made in Geneva. Is that nuclear fuel transfer deal dead, in your view? And what does it mean? Does it mean a reassessment is necessary for the Administration's reengagement policy with Iran?

SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Jim, it's not dead yet, because we have a solid, unified international community. And working with the International Atomic Energy Agency, we're trying to clarify exactly what Iran will or will not do. I think the important story is that there's absolute unity among all of us -- the United Kingdom, obviously France, Germany, China, Russia, the United States, European Union -- and we're putting Iran to the test. They said they would agree in principle; let's see if they will deliver.

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