Top Congressmen today unveiled a broad new collection of sanctions which they intend to impose against Iran, with officials saying the measures could be approved and imposed as soon as this week.
The sanctions would cover not only Iranian companies, but would threaten massive sanctions against overseas busiensses doing business with Iran. It would also expand the US embargo on Iranian goods and encourage state and local governments to divest from foreign businesses that invest in Iran’s energy sector.
The newest sanctions come less than a week after the US Treasury Department announced new unilateral sanctions of its own against Iran, which was itself just a week after the US managed to push UN Security Council sanctions forward against Iran.
Despite the large number of new sanctions against Iran coming in no small part at the behest of Israeli officials, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak today warned the US that they must place a “time limit” on the sanctions, after which they would take some broader, presumably military, action against Iran. Israel has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran itself, though officials have suggested that they would much prefer having the United States attack them instead.
Clearly, the US does not want a peaceful solution to the self-imposed Iranian problem. Yet another war of aggression is pending. What happens after that? Hint – your troops in Afghanistan are totally surrounded by unfriendly states. Can they all be supplied by air? Better hope that the Taliban have used all their CIA supplied Stingers. What are the insurance rates for oil tankers in war zones (i.e. Persian Gulf)?
I have no comment except that the Americans will destroy our country i.e. Pakistan totally an enmy in the shape of friend as they have purchased ppp and have free access to every thing from killing innocent Pakistanis like drone attacks and notorious black water responsible for suicide attacks.
when will the american people wake from their slumbering hangover? time for a revolution!
All what is needed from Isael is just to ask,the US will oblige.It goes to show how Mershiemer and Steven Walts have missed the point.Any body saying AIPAC rules???.
Israel murders peace activists, the US responds by trying to destroy Iran's economy.
Were this a just world, sanctions would be imposed on Israel. Israel and their policies constitute an oppesssive Middle East government , unabashed aggression and a unremitting recipe for war.
Why is that Congress seemingly has no recollection of the USS Liberty, espionage against the United States, Rachel Corrie, the Gaza Flotilla, etc., etc.?
The question of "terrorism" as posed by the West can find its roots in our unflagging support of Israel and their Apartheid policies.
The US needs to find it moral compass and courage, a restructure of US/Israel policy is urgently needed if we are to ever solve this connundrum.
This is economic warfare, but hey, let's never call it what it is.
Yea….because sanctions have worked so well in the past. I mean, look how they brought down Castro. All sanctions have ever don't is strengthen dictators and starve the common people. But hey, it makes the Fox news zombie think the politicians are "getting tough" on terrorism.
I wonder if and when the US will stop being a client-state of Israel?
Of course, the Israeli government would rather have the government of the United State wage war against the people of Iran, rather than doing it themselves. Afterall, why fight your own war when you have your very own client superpower, that will squat when you say "sh-t"?
Not proud of USA for violating it's own constitution and rule of law to prove to the world
how we are the best whore for zionist regim sham sham sham I CRY FOR YOU AMERICA
Be careful about imposing sanctions on other nations, you might sanction yourself out of existence!