Dubbing Iran as a "threat" and "the next North Korea", US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on Thursday said her country will encourage India to rethink its relationship with Iran and decide whether it wants to continue doing business with it. Her remarks assume significance as they come after the US told India and other countries to cut oil imports from Iran to "zero" by November 4 or face sanctions, making it clear that there would be no waivers to anyone. Haley, here on her first visit after becoming the US Ambassador to the UN, said in an address that Iran is a "theocratic dictatorship" that abuses its people, funds terrorism, and spreads conflict throughout the Middle East. The Tehran regime is hidden, and sometimes not-so-hidden, force behind most of the conflict in the region, she said. Replying to questions after her address, the 46-year-old Indian-American said she had discussed the issue of India's business with Iran with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "We do have this in terms of our dialogue because I think that India also recognises the threats of Iran. We understand the logistics becoming a play with Iran but we have to always make sure that the priority is peace and security," Haley said.
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