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US Vows New Sanctions Against Iran in ‘Weeks’

By Jason Ditz | April 20, 2010

Much as they did several times last week, and several times the week before that, and indeed innumerable times this year, last year, and the year before that, the US today vowed that there would be new sanctions against Iran in a matter of weeks.

This time the pledge came in the form of comments by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D – MD) who promised that the United States would act “sooner, rather than later” in more harsh sanctions against Iran for its civilian nuclear program.

The comments came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again demanded that the US enact “crippling sanctions” against Iran, blocking the nation’s gasoline imports in the hopes of crushing the government. Netanyahu made similar demands earlier in the month, and several times last month, and also innumerable times since coming into office last year.

But once again, the prospect of the sanctions, despite US optimism, seems slim. Russia has repeatedly opposed “crippling” sanctions, and said it would only support very limited sanctions targeting just the nuclear industry. China for its part again declared today that it remains firmly in favor of diplomacy, and says negotiations, not sanctions, remain the best way to solve disagreements.

Background:

March 08, 2010

Israeli Official: West Has 4-8 Weeks Left for Iran Diplomacy


April 21, 2010 - Posted by | Progressive Hypocrite, Wars for Israel

1 Comment »

  1. Never ever thought that the time would come when people who support justice and who hate hypocrisy would be supporting China and Russia on the subject of Iran based on the Israel-generated malice being made into a reason for an attack by the hated Israelis.
    To top it off, I would hope that a country like Russia tells Israel in no uncertain terms that they will retaliate immediately should Israel make a strike against Iran.
    Might shut the Israelis up for a while and that would indeed be pleasant.
    Has anyone ever experienced a country that commands so much of the world’s press coverage. Could it be that the Jews have engineered ownership or control of the media over time to bolster their bargaining power in the one country that has a disloyal and dishonest government structure, the US.
    Let us not hear any further comment on the word democracy in the US, long since sold out for a safe seat in government by weak and corrupt politicians

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    rexw's avatar Comment by rexw | April 21, 2010 | Reply


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