Toothless Sanctions on Iran, Part 47
One area the resolution has been successful in is compelling Russia to not deliver the advanced S-300 air defense system to Iran, which would severely complicate any aerial attack. There was originally much confusion about this — it was reported that Russians had agreed not to sell the S-300, but then the foreign minister said that the sanctions did not apply to the system.
This position has been reversed. An anonymous Kremlin official has said that the sanctions do apply to the S-300, and Prime Minister Putin has reportedly told French President Sarkozy that the sale has been frozen. This appears to be an accurate report, as the Iranian regime is furious, saying Russia is required by contract to deliver the S-300, which would make Iran “invincible” to an Israeli attack. Timmerman says:
Russia went along because these sanctions came at no cost to Russia. Without serious multilateral efforts to craft an effective cargo inspection regime, or to curtail investment and supplies to Iran’s oil and gas industry, Iran will be a nuclear power by the end of the year.
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Konstantin Preobrazhensky, a former KGB officer, told PJM that he doesn’t believe the sanctions will stop further cooperation between Russia and Iran:
These sanctions seem to be aimed at deceiving America and not at damaging Iran at all.
Russia may have felt that freezing the delivery of the S-300 was a worthy concession in return for winning immunity from further U.S. sanctions aimed at Iran. Congress is moving forward on placing tougher sanctions on Iran, aware that the latest round of UN measures is inadequate. However, President Obama wants a stipulation: he wants the authority to block sanctions on entities in foreign countries that have cooperated in pressuring Iran, which would certainly exempt Russia from suffering.
Already, the Russians may be preparing to come to Iran’s rescue. The European Union has hit Iran with its own sanctions, banning companies from becoming involved in their oil and gas industries, and they are working on new sanctions targeting the Revolutionary Guard. The U.S., South Korea, Japan, and Australia will soon follow suit. Russia has reacted by saying they are “extremely disappointed,” and will reassess “work in these formats.”
The Obama administration knows that the current sanctions will fail to stop a nuclear-armed Iran from becoming a reality. They have drafted a Plan B, C, and D, which include covert operations aimed at promoting the defection of Iranian scientists and a containment strategy. Noticeably absent is the most bold but efficient option of vigorously supporting the Iranian opposition.
The Obama administration still does not believe that regime change is a viable solution, and that, more than any other reason, is why Iran will have a nuclear arsenal or the ability to quickly create one in the near future.
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I can always tell the really wimpy parents at the restrraunts, parks, wherever. Their kids ignore them, then threats are made and the kids dismiss those threats with absolute distain. The kids know the wimpy parents are never going to carry through with their threats and they have nothing to fear and no reason to obey. I almost never threaten my kids, however, they know there are immediate and substantial consequences for crossing me and any threat I make will be carried out. No idle threats, no bluffs.
The Iranians know liberal Democrats are wimpy parents. They actually kidnapped 52 of our people for a year and a half with no consequences. Reagan made them nervous. They took a few more liberties with Clinton and the Bush’s. With Obama, they know the good old days of wimpy parenting are back. Obama’s threats are jokes to be laughed at.
Ryan: as you or may not know I am from Iran and things are really f…up there. I talked to sister yesterday. she live in Tehra. yesterday was the first anniversary of Neda’s death.. remmeber the young woman who was shot in the head… my sister said that all hell was breaking loose. Please click on the link before…
it is an interview with a very high ranking revolutionery gaurd general who defected to Turky. it is eye opening.
I also want you and there readers here know that the Iranian people regardless of the affiliation and regardless of weather they are for this government or against, are very much united when it comes to
nuclear technology. they think it is their.. Just fyi..
very intresting world cup!! no
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2010/jun/11/iran-revolutionary-guard-defectors
Neda was shot in the chest. Not in the head. The blood on her face came from her mouth and nose as she choked to death on her own blood. You don’t seem to have remembered her very well.
We should be dropping Liberator pistols from B2 bombers all over the populated areas of Iran. Regime change would take care of itself.
Iran infiltrated the Bush Administration and pentagon, planted information the Bush administration relied upon to Invade Iraq. Much of the Billions missing in Iraq ended up in Iran, and the US military removed the biggest obstacle to Iranian Nuclear programs, which was Saddam.
We broke it, we bought it.
Obabma keeps getting the UN to set sanctions this is not helping it would be better to get both countries to agree on some terms Iran wants technology and energy America does not want bombs so stop the bombs but give them the energy not hard!
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“Noticeably absent is the most bold but efficient option of vigorously supporting the Iranian opposition.”
Even more noticeably absent is the correct option, which is to beat the living crap out of the Mad Mullocracy with an all-out military attack.
Which is what we should have done 31 years ago.
Never too late to make up for past mistakes.
Mad Mullahs delenda est.
“1. Old Soldier
I can always tell the really wimpy parents at the restrraunts, parks, wherever. Their kids ignore them, then threats are made and the kids dismiss those threats with absolute distain. The kids know the wimpy parents are never going to carry through with their threats and they have nothing to fear and no reason to obey. I almost never threaten my kids, however, they know there are immediate and substantial consequences for crossing me and any threat I make will be carried out. No idle threats, no bluffs.”
OMG..that is most of American children today! All this BS of counting…little johny im going to count to 3.. She counts to 1 then 2 then 2 1/2…and kid has NOT changes his behavior…what does mommy do?? Thats right.. nothing…this was an example that i actually saw.
So…i see our whole county turning major wimpy! Need to get these idiots out of your schools who teach this nonsense of “everyone” is a winner.
AS for Iran….not only do they see a wimpy pres…i think they now know for sure our country is full of them. Now that being said are military men and women are still tough…but they dont make the decisions on where or when to go…the wimps do!
#1 Old Soldier: Right on, brother. The UN wants to disarm everyone except rogue countries wanting to get the bomb. UN sanctions are laughable. They’ve never been enforced, never will be and Iran will go on getting closer to having nuclear weapons. The U.S. should withdraw from the U.N. pronto.
#3 Alex: please share with the rest of what are you smoking?