FTSE 100 drops on Iran sanctions, exacerbate trade jitters
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(Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday as risk appetite subsided after the U.S. slapped sanctions on Tehran, making investors even more anxious about the course of Sino-U.S. trade talks later this week.The FTSE 100 shed 0.3% and mirrored a drop in the broader European index, whose losses were somewhat cushioned by gains in technology stocks following Capgemini's purchase of engineering and digital services firm Altran.The mid-cap FTSE 250 lost 0.5% by 0800 GMT.Investors opted for a..