The Obama Administration today unveiled a new series of unilateral sanctions against Iran, announcing that it was adding several companies, including banks and insurance companies, and a grain shipping company, to the “blocked” list.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner insisted that the sanctions were vital to “deter other governments and foreign financial institutions from… supporting Iran’s illicit activities.”
These unilateral sanctions are completely independent from the sanctions announced by the UN Security Council last week, and are also separate from a series of sanctions working its way through Congress, though there appears to be some overlap with the latter.
The European Union is also expected to announce another series of sanctions of their own next week, and most agree that further sanctions from both sides are likely in the future.
Iran has every thing what they need. Basic needs they can fulfill oil will flow furthe and they can also cut oil supplies to punish west.
I have personally no sympathy with Iran but on such foolish acts, we can weap. The time has gone for killing and foltering, to overthrough unacceptable regimes by America. Nothing will harm Iran except hatred hatred and hatred for the West.
God bless America for their unhman acts.
I believe that history will not judge these latest acts of hostility against Iran kindly.. Remember the Chief Pimp for the neocom led sanctions effort was headed by the wacko Jon ['Bonkers'] Bolton.. the man best known for his rough treatment of women and his wife walking out amid rumors of odd sex club doings at Plato's Retreat… The only rational for the relentless sanctions regimes against Iran that one can draw, is that unflinching punishment of the nonbomb states will discourage them from trying to run the IAEA's apartheid blockade. There is however, every possibility that the IAEA pressures amid the aggressive invasions of resource states led by the U.S. and other colonial powers will motivate mass breakout of the nonbomb states. There is every reason to believe that the favorable and "special" treatment the bomb states receive will make all states go nuclear.. ALL of the five permanent members of the security council are bomb states, Non bomb states need NOT apply… If the world body and it's members were really hoping to limit and hold the line on bomb acquisition, then they would have been wise to include one or better two non bomb states amongst the five bomb states whose vetos can derail ANY UN action..??? Isn't the U.N. actually a BOMB CLUB..?? If we, they want a non bomb world, isn't it time to give non bomb states a seat at the table……or better yet, scrap the tilted corrupt UN with it's bomb state bosses, using their security council vetos AND nuclear threats to maintain their nuclear apartheid to rob and exploit those states they weaken with sanctions and war… and… We need a "Clean Break" from their "Clean Break" …..
The UN is a farce. And you're correct in pointing out that it's a "club". Just like George Carlin said so long ago… "It's a big club… and YOU ain't in it"!!!
While blockading is an act of war, and while this could foreshadow more aggression from the US / Israel, right now this is just stupid economic maneuvering. As a recent Al Jazeera article observed, Russia and China act in their own interest. They are happy to see the US and EU legislate themselves out of trading with Iran and anyone else.
US officials like to think of Iran as a naughty child needing punishment. It's paternalistic, will accomplish nothing good, and makes a joke of the US, EU, and UN.
While never letting up on Iran (like Iraq in 2002) it just seems like another sad march to another unwinnable war for the sake of eliminating Israel's enemies. Displaying all the hallmarks of a terrorist state (with nukes), they are never taken to task for all the heinous crimes they commit, despite threatening their neighbors and killing anyone they see fit.
This country has no legitimacy. Iran is an ancient culture who doesn't bother anyone. I hope that they defend themselves against the coming slaughter and make Israel pay for their incessant warmongering. It seems to be the only language they understand.
Israel will be crushed if Turkey and Iran team up with Hezbollah and Syria and Hamas – we can only pray for that day when this evil phony state will finally be confronted and ultimately defeated.
Man, I fucking hate Yanks. Especially their arrogant, ugly faces. They are the most canting hypocrites this planet has ever seen.
Nice use of the "canting"
And yea, our government is unbelievably hypocritical.
I'm only hoping that Iran, or Afghanistan, or Turkey stops the US-israel Fourth Reich in its tracks in 2010 like the Russians did to Germany's Third Reich at Stalingrad in 1943. It will be a day to celebrate and rejoice. A day being free from the yoke of imperialism and corporatism.