From arguments that the US is still sort of part of the P5+1 nuclear deal onward, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US will seek all ways possible to extend the Iranian arms embargo, scheduled to expire in October.
All ways possible probably isn’t going to work, as Russia is certain to veto any extension, since they intend to start selling Iran defensive arms after the embargo ends. Since the expiration was a condition of the nuclear deal, there is little the US can do to extend it.
Pompeo, however, argued that this didn’t really matter, as the US would unilaterally impose the embargo on Iran even if the UN one expires. The US has tried to impose an oil embargo on Iran, with some success.
But as with the US oil embargo, Iran has been able to sell oil to Russia and China, who ignore the US ban. Russia will probably similarly ignore a US arms embargo on Iran, and may simplify this by trading oil for arms directly.
China wont care about any US weapons ban on Iran they will sell what they want same for Russia
The oil Russia imports comes from Italy, Spain, and Greece. It’s olive oil.
As for the petroleum version of oil, Russia produces three times as many barrels per day as Iran and is an exporter, not importer, of the stuff.
Russia is a big country with a large population that uses a lot of energy. They can import Iranian oil for their domestic use and export more of their own oil, and earn a profit doing so.
I like that–buy cheap and sell high. Like moolah, oil is fungible.
As if the US can stop Russia and China doing anything.
russia and china are formidable but they are petrified of our sanctions also. we wisely take a softer approach with those two though.
“Pompeo, however, argued that this didn’t really matter, as the US would unilaterally impose the embargo on Iran even if the UN one expires.”
And if the UN embargo continued and Iran procured weapons anyway, the US would claim Iran is in violation of the UN embargo. Otherwise f*ck the UN, we’ll do what we want. Can we be more rogue?
What did we sign and ratify UN Charter Treaty or something? Is a treaty duly ratified by the Senate supposed to be constitutional law or somethin… Is the executive branch supposed to faithfully enforce the laws of the nation or somethin.. but muh Commander-In-Chief or somethin somethin…
we are more powerful than the UN ever thought of being.
Pathetic Pompeo is day dreaming….!
Fat-face Pompass has been daydreaming for some time now, dude. The serial aggressor’s the US, not Iran (Iran hasn’t attacked its neighbors in over 500 years .. All of the wars in which it engaged were all defensive) This pathological liar should keep his big loud mouth shut. Period.
what he says, goes over there. we could impose sanctions that could completely cripple that nation if we so desire.
Every weapons producing country should sell and give any weapons Iran wants, and tell the US, “Drop Dead.”
The serial aggressor is the US, not Iran (or is it Eye-ran).
i wouldn’t recommend any country violate our decrees regarding this. it is not wise to get on our bad side.
Pompeo got a cold shoulder from US western puppets.
E3 ( Britain, France and Germany ) agrees with Iran: US is out of JCPOA, they will not back the US call for renewing the embargo.
The vote would be 4 – 1 at the UNSC.
The embargo, like all the other unilateral US sanctions, is illegal, but of course the “exceptional country” ignores such niceties.
we are exempt from international law. no country would dare bring charges against us. it is unconscionable that anyone would even think it.