It has been a couple of weeks since the US last imposed “new” sanctions against Iran, and that’s a long time in an election year. Congressional leaders say they hope to slap another round on by the end of next week.
The new sanctions, like the past several rounds, will target Iran’s banking system with an eye toward preventing them from participating in trade abroad, with officials saying it would “crack down” on Iranian oil shipments.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D – NV) promised to come to a reasonable agreement, which almost immediately resulted in allegations that he was secretly plotting against the sanctions on behalf of insurance companies.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted that the past several rounds of sanctions had not altered Iran’s policy on their civilian nuclear program, and said that the next round wouldn’t change them either.
You need more than that senators, you need at least 30 years of sanctions for the Iranian to be as Iraq was, you need to find new markets for american goods and so is EU for their market to bring Iran to its knee as you did to Iraq, bombing the country every minutes of the day. You need to find jobs, about 20 million for the american people before being able and effectivley placing such sanctions, you need to start bombing Iran now before your sanction even have any effect on the regime. No matter what you do or how you look at it, the situation is two way street, you sanction Iranian people, you lose a market which will effect US and EU and ultimetly people will lose their jobs, like in France and its car manufacture Peugeot, they need to fire 8 thousand workers compensating for the Iranian market. Now think about it senators…..
Congress has gone absolutely nuts.
They are a bunch of criminals, crooks and traitors, nothing less.
Nah, I suppose that the next round of AIPAC funding is up and thus everyone of the slightly challenged gimps tries to vie for a piece of the pie.
Most people would be very PO'D if they learn that most of the sanctions, and embargoes ar e written by the IAPAC propagandists and then passed to one of the many Israel Firsters in Congress. They come in both Demo and Repub flavors and seem to have dual citizenship with Israel. The national disgrace is that both Israel, US, Russia, IAEA, all say there is no indication that Iran is building nukes, but the political side propaganda arm of Israel, which controls Congress, continues this shameless audacity of forcing through sanctions and embargoes. It has cost the US many billions to maintain a naval base in Bahrain along with all the ships and military personnel on a war time footing.
Israel needs a 'monster' in the region to keep getting the funds, aid and tech from US and elsewhere! These parasites (which they've proven to be throughout the history no matter where they are!) are a menace to the world peace and prosperity. If US (Israel) ever wanted to get rid of the Iranian regime then they wouldn't have sanctioned Iran. They do not want any change in Iran. When was the last time US and it's 'allies' wanted a democratic change in Iran?!!! It's a laughing matter!
The US/Israel/NATO are waging war against ordinary Iranian people. Hardest hit are pregnant women, babys, infants and the elderly. Economic sanctions constitute crimes against humanity. In Iraq during the nineties some half a million people, mostly young ones and the most vulnerable were killed.
I pray for Iranian people "To stay united", all this hardship imposed by Internacional Zionism will backfire as Iran becames model for islamic countries…We are All with you people of Iran! End of Satanic rulership is to end soon….peter czech
These clowns in Congress will not be satisfied until they back Iran into a corner where they will be forced to retaliate. Any country subjected to these types of attacks – that's what they are – will eventually stand up and slap back. If OPEC and BRIC decided to impose financial sanctions on the US such as what is being done to Iran, the US would have retaliated long ago.
If the US Congress (and those who own them) want a war why don't they just attack and get it started. Ah, but, they don't want to be seen as throwing the first punch by the American people – who remain willfully ignorant of what their elected reps are doing.
When the "Throw Them All Out" movement (term limits) started years ago, I was on board mostly..Time to bring it back and make the legal changes necessary to make it stick.
Economic sanctions by any other name is war. Were any nation to do the same to Israel or America you'd damn sure hear it framed that way.
What does this have to do with Irans nuclear program?
It takes money to fund the program.
Defund their government and the funding for the nuclear program dries up.
You're stupid. That makes no sense at all and that is not what the Obama administration did at first. The Obama administration deceived the UN security council by saying they were only after the businesses and companies that deal in the nuclear industry. Sanctioning any businesses that sold nuclear parts to the Iranian government. They were never talking about sanctioning the Iranian central bank because those are acts of war. It takes money to feed your children and families. You sick bastard.