The US would likely be out of diplomatic measures to take against Iran at this point, had they not recently re-implemented waivers for European and Chinese companies allowing them to work on Iranian nuclear reactors. Giving them that meant they could take them away later.
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed the US will withdraw the waivers on July 27. He offered no specific reason for the change, but did say the waiver of the Bushehr power plant would be extended for safety.
Theoretically, without these waivers those countries are not allowed by the US to do any nuclear work at other sites in Iran. In practice, neither China nor Russia worried about US waivers in the first place, and will likely continue the work uninterrupted.
European companies, however, may find such work less practical, with many of them shying away for fear of US banking sanctions. This means less competition for Iran to choose from, and more reliance on Iran and China.
Just who the heck are we to tell other countries whom they can do business with. End this freakin’ bullying.
we aren’t about to let the main sponsor of terrorism in that region to get away with their weapons development projects. they better melt that gold down they just harpooned out of venezuela and make gold jewelry or watches.
But of course. How else do we get our way?
“Because of our pressure, Iran’s leaders are facing a decision: Either negotiate with us or manage economic collapse,” Hook told reporters during a conference call.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-iran-nuclear-hook/u-s-gives-iran-a-choice-negotiate-or-manage-economic-collapse-idUSL1N2D92UA?rpc=401&
and all of you thought iran got away with duping us on that ridiculous gas shipment this week. they forgot about the sanction waivers we had out on them. we always win. it will take years for iran to recover from this loss of revenue that these foreign business companies provided.
Might try reading the article (it’s not very long) Russia and China ignore the sanctions, and will continue to do so.
“we always win, because we don’t understand what winning means” fixed that for you.
What if the sanctions are faked, like the moon landings?
they will miss the european money. maybe it won’t be catastrophic but we will cook up another batch of fresh sanctions to weaken them even further.
But if the sanctions are faked, like the moon landings ? I mean, by now, trump would have gotten down to the truth of the moon, right ?
that is quite the botched up sentence. a very poor analogy. no one on either side are saying the sanctions are faked. they are real and we’ve only tightened them a couple of notches so far.
True, tho not many, besides you, say the moon landings were faked. So, how do you know the sanctions, and the gas flotilla weren’t faked ?
“we’ve only tightened them a couple of notches so far”
Really? What’s left? The paper boys and the lemonade stands? We’ve run out of things to sanction and they are still standing.
just tell them to get rid of the mullahs and let the shah that we have been training for years take over and we will lift all the sanctions. it is that simple. people must revolt there against that oppressed government.
It’s none of our damn business who governs them. It is that simple.
but we know what is best for them. their model has never worked ours has. i guess we just have to threaten more countries to abide by the sanctions that we set until they cave.
We sell weapons to Iran’s neighbors whose “model” makes Iran look like a Jeffersonian democracy. If we knew, or cared, what was best for them, it would still be wrong to interfere with their internal affairs.
but they are a thorn in the way of preventing the middle east of becoming one unified entity. that is the goal.
Really? And what would the “unified entity” be based on? The Saudi’s Wahhabism? Israeli apartheid? Egypt’s military rule?
that’s enough strength right there to reinvent the middle east borders. the saudi’s get the southern portion of the peninsula. turkey and egypt most of the northwestern portions of iraq and syria. israel after removing the gazans from e jerusalem, the west bank and the gaza strip can move on to take over eastern iraq and syria all the way to damascus which they covet. then it will be a cakewalk to get iran usurped into the fold. we will help coordinate the flight of innocent civilians to parts of any of those ….stan countries of their choosing. primarily gazans.
That’s your discription of a “unified entity”?
yes, the one that essentially eliminates iraq, syria and iran and consolidates them to the aforementioned countries in some better defined manner than i described. i would need maps and more information to get the borders down pat to where they should be and so forth. it is just a realignment. what difference does it make which country you are affiliated with as long as no one is continually bombing you. discard that religious gobblygook and get down to producing an economy regionally.you could still have ethnic states in my plan but all these leaders are not necessary in a region so small area wise. we will work with individual factions to draw up the borders which essentially will be all open to everyone like the good old u.s.a.
That is beyond stupid. Even for you. Plus you contradict yourself:
“just tell them to get rid of the mullahs and let the shah that we have been training for years take over and we will lift all the sanctions”
“yes, the one that essentially eliminates iraq, syria and iran”
So which is it? Iran can survive if they capitulate or they will be essentially eliminated?
i didn’t think that through properly. you are very sharp. we have to let russia have that northern part of iran where the resort area is. they have been drooling over that for some time. they have agreed not to interfere with our expansion plans if they can have that plum. there can still be a state of iran. the shah will just be a figurehead like the queen of england who has no actual power.
Should have stopped at “I didn’t think”.
One had nothing to do with the other. Those sanction waivers would have ended regardless. Yes, we are winning by destroying people’s lives. Only sick people would revel in that.