A vote is expected later this week in the House of Representatives to impose yet more sanctions on Iran ahead of the inauguration of President Rohani next weekend. As with all Iran sanctions bills, it is expected to pass overwhelmingly.
The sanctions, once imposed, will further underscore Congressional opposition to any possible negotiations with the Iranian government, as President Rohani ran on a campaign of diplomacy and has been talking up direct bilateral talks with the US.
The newest sanctions will further target Iran’s oil exports, aiming to dramatically reduce the amount of exports allowed worldwide. At present the US issues “waivers” to nations like China and India allowing them to buy a limited amount of oil, and this bill would reduce the amount they are allowed to get.
The move may not sit well with South Korean officials, who have been planning to purchase significantly more oil from Iran going forward. With the price of oil rising on the global market recently, it may be a difficult time to sell the idea of new sanctions to other nations, even if Congress is always willing to approve them.
And if they will continue buy the Iran oil and say no to USA demand then what..? Would USA sanction china and India with what USA selling to India and china? How about Europe, if they do the same, or the Russian and rest of the world..? Come on people get real.
Look: one of the reason for USA and EU economy facing its last years of economical power is just that or this sanctions, second is these costly wars and third is the fact of democracy being either manipulated by democratic government or totally falsified buy what is called austerity.
They gotta keep felating for Israel.
The sanctions against Iran seem to apply to PressTV. The Republics official news organ. Though I am not necessarily pro-Iran it is important to get all sides of a story. PressTV has video up but no audio on all three options to get website.
This is too bad for a nation such as ours to stifle differing opinions. Soon the only news available to us will be MSBC.
Israel has order the US congress to do it and since Israel owns congress, they better dam well do what their master ordered.
And once again, I ask "WHAT has Iran done to the US ?" red hot poker in a bigwigs eye ? Poured boiling oil on subway passengers ? Painted the Washingtom Monument pink ? Forced Islam down an Arkansas toddler's throat ?