There is a clear reference to Iran in the Hyde act which regulates the 123 agreement within the US. You cannot deny this. So why is the government trying to avoid this issue. The indian gov should take the opportunity to formulate its laws with respect to 123 type deals. One of the laws should state very clearly that there will no linkage between the foreign policy and the 123 agreement. Its also clearly known the Mr Bush and Mr Cheney arm twisted MMS / Sonia into ganging up against Iran. In spite of how much MMS protests, he did not complete the signing of the Iran - PK pipeline which is essential for energy security.