<sod >Earlier in December the US Senate voted to extend the Iran Sanctions Act by 10 years, a decision that was condemned Â by the Iranian foreign minister at the time as showing "a lack of credibility".< eod>< sod > Earlier in December the US Senate voted to extend the Iran Sanctions Act by 10 years, a decision that was criticisedÂ by the Iranian foreign minister at the time whoÂ said it showedÂ the US government had "a lack of credibility".< eod>