Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned that as tit-for-tat diplomatic and economic moves build up, at some point they may revise their policy toward Iranian nuclear talks to “raise the stakes.”
“We wouldn’t like to use these talks as an element of the game of raising the stakes,” noted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, adding “if they force us into that, we will take retaliatory measures here as well.”
Ryabkov didn’t make it clear what that might mean in practical terms for Russia’s position on P5+1 talks with Iran, but given their long-standing reservation toward US calls for sanctions against Iran one could presume it would include more overtly backing Iran’s civilian nuclear program.
Russia has also been in talks on a major new trade deal with Iran since the P5+1 interim deal, which the US contends violates international law. Russia, with its veto at the UN Security Council, could likely thumb their nose at the US on this too if they need to, and start picking up trade with Iran in a big way.
If I believed that Putin and Obama conspired to expose the Jewish lobby for the bloodthirsty, serial war-selling, foreign espionage fantasist hate promoters they are by removing a favorite red herring from any 'serious' discussion in the Syria case just as they came out of the closet, I might start thinking that Russia's reduced cooperation on Iran might not be an unwelcome outcome for Obama.
If I were him, I'd have Kerry publicly screeching about some country or another that they can get AIPAC to want to bomb for most of his workday for the rest of my term…anybody left on the PNAC hitlist?
Somebody here mentioned that the day of the referendum was the anniversary of the Mai Lai Massacre (1968). It's also the day in 2003 that Israelis murdered Rachael Aliene Corrie (b. 1979). And on March 16, 2000 – "Thomas Ferebee, Hiroshima bombardier (b. 1918)" died. That's already a lot of stuff we really should've been talking about other than Crimea. You know the only gov't known to have used nuclear weapons for mass murder of civillians is b–ching about other people's nuclear energy programs?
Obama just said he don't want a war with Russia over Crimea, so what was the huffing and puffing about?
We will never forget thsis extraordinary young lady. R.I.P, little sister, Rachael Aliene Corrie.
Yes, R.I.P. Rachael Corrie. We WILL NEVER FORGET YOU.. ret us army..
It would make things very interesting if Russia were to reverse course and start vetoing some of the whacko US-driven resolutions coming out of the UN Security Council. Or if Russia suddenly signed a unilateral defense agreement with Iran. Would Israel (US) be quite so belligerent? I mean, they keep telling us Putin is crazy?
Russia should trade with Iran. Everybody should trade with Iran. Throughout history it has been a key geopolitical piece. Much like Turkey. The US should trade with Iran for the oil alone. Any argument in favor of hostility towards Iran has no validity. It has no weight to it at all.
The argument for not doing business is childish and amateur. It basically says "Iran is bad and evil and the west and israel are good and wonderful"