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U.S. drafting sanctions on Iran
2006-09-01
(Xinhua)-- The United States and its European allies are assembling a list of sanctions against Iran over its defiance of a deadline to halt production of nuclear fuel, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
“In addition to efforts in the UN Security Council, the Bush administration is also seeking to persuade European financial institutions to end new lending to Iran...”
The proposed sanctions will begin with restrictions on imports of nuclear-related equipment and material. Eventually, punitive measures might expand to restrict travel by Iran's leaders and limit the country's access to global financial markets, the newspaper said.

In addition to efforts in the UN Security Council, the Bush administration is also seeking to persuade European financial institutions to end new lending to Iran. Some Swiss banks have already quietly agreed to limit their lending, U.S. officials said. The UN Security Council demands that Iran suspend its nuclear activities by Aug. 31. In its Resolution 1696, the Security Council for the first time made legally binding demands on Iran and issued a threat of sanctions.

Iran fails to halt N-work: IAEA
The UN nuclear agency declared Iran had failed to halt nuclear work by a Thursday deadline, and Tehran defied the threat of sanctions by vowing never to abandon a programme the West fears could give it atom bombs.
“Iran will never abandon its obvious right to peaceful nuclear technology...”
A confidential report by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), leaked to Reuters, said Iran resumed enriching small amounts of uranium in recent days.

“Iran will never abandon its obvious right to peaceful nuclear technology,” Iranian state radio quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying. Washington said before the IAEA verdict that world powers were poised to begin discussing punitive measures against Iran.

Iran says IAEA report shows it is cooperating
“... the agency could not verify that Iran was not seeking to build nuclear weapons "because of lack of cooperation from Tehran."”
Iran said Thursday that a report by the UN watchdog agency shows the country was completely cooperating with the agency's investigations into its nuclear program. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that Iran was continuing to enrich uranium, defying a UN deadline Thursday for it to suspend the process. The report also said the agency could not verify that Iran was not seeking to build nuclear weapons "because of lack of cooperation from Tehran." But Mohammad Saeedi, the deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, said the report showed "Iran has provided access to nuclear materials and facilities."

French FM 'deplores' Iranian response to UN offer
“I am still convinced that path of dialogue should still be favored...”
France's Foreign Minister on Thursday deplored Iran's response to an offer on behalf of five UN Security Council members plus Germany to discuss Tehran's terms for new nuclear talks. "I deplore Iran's unsatisfactory response to the ambition propositions for negotiation," Philippe Douste-Blazy said in a statement. "I am still convinced that path of dialogue should still be favored," he said.
"We deplore it, but we don't think anybody should do anything about it."
"Gilles!"
"Oui, your Excellency?"
"It is clear, this can go no further. We mus' take a stand!"
"Non, your Excellency. Surely not..."
"Oh yes, my friend, it is long past time. Fetch me..."
"Sir, think of the children!"
"...the 40 lb bond paper. Don't be such a girl about it. And the shutter pen."
Posted by:Fred

#14  PT1073

:)
Posted by: Jules in the Hinterlands   2006-09-01 15:50  

#13  Oh, I thought it said "drifting" not drafting
Posted by: Captain America   2006-09-01 14:18  

#12  Iranian bumpersticker:

KEEP DRAFTING, WE'RE ENRICHING
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-01 13:20  

#11  This could be the almost strongest demarche ever!
Posted by: Phineter Thraviger1073   2006-09-01 11:14  

#10  In all fairness, I think the CIA has been getting it's act together lately and is improving. State on the ohter hand, is still quite a mess. Guess it takes a while to remove the Albright or Powell stains from the carpet.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-09-01 08:58  

#9  Why do people keep demanding Rumsfeld's resignation when the primary failures have been at State and CIA?

Why not call for purges of those two organizations?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-09-01 08:46  

#8  NS - The Shutter Pen!? and 40 lb bond paper and a "Round of Quill"
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2006-09-01 08:38  

#7  djohn66 - Make that dude, singular. I get it.

JerseyMike - And if Bush43 does not play the game, then he gets politically reamed - with an endless MSM drumbeat - hurting all the Pubbies who've ever uttered a single comment supporting anything he's ever done. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. The political atmosphere today sucks, but worse than that it is goddamned dangerous for us all.
Posted by: flyover   2006-09-01 08:12  

#6  Boltons a hard ass and all that, but its the UN people - the corrupt circle jerk at Turtle Bay. As far as what French think, say, or do, they have no honor and never have, their tune will change the moment they can profit or make the US look bad. Also, any sanctions that get agreed on even if approved by Russia & China are likely to be ignored by them anyway.
Bush 41's most shameful legacy was making it a seeming requirement of the US to grovel at the UN to try and justify to despots, tyrants, communists and anti American savages what we perceive as a real national security issues.
Too bad his son has learned that bad lesson all to well. Teddy Roosevelt must be spinning in his grave.

Posted by: JerseyMike   2006-09-01 08:04  

#5  The Shutter Pen!?

You'll poke somebody's eye out!
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-09-01 07:34  

#4  Dudes it is a calm before the storm we draft sanctions, China and Russia veto then Prez sez see American people I tried they just won't do it, then we bomb the living shit out of Iran.
Posted by: djohn66   2006-09-01 07:21  

#3  Huh? Rumsfeld? WTF? #1 makes NO fucking sense and has NO bearing on the stories - all of which are about the diplo-game. Sheesh, don't play with your chubbie in public.

As for #2, it's just another step along the way - and your comment, again, is simply stupid. On the same page? LOL. Is that supposed to be insulting, funny, or insightful? LOL. Right. Another crybaby ankle-biter throwing a tantrum, Muck4doo / Thoth.

Sober up. Then fuck off.
Posted by: flyover   2006-09-01 06:05  

#2  France and us talking on the same page now. I feel so much better now. Nighty night time.
Posted by: Thoth   2006-09-01 02:39  

#1  Oh Yeah!, Rummy and crew are kicking ass now! They will give in any second now!

/Blast France
//I'm not seeing much difference between what they're doing and what we're doing on this matter.
///HAHA!!!! We elected Bush, but got the Kerry plan anyways!!!
////Yeah, I should probably shut up. Keep supporting Rumsfeld. He seriously needs to get his ass booted out of this administration.
Posted by: Thoth   2006-09-01 02:33  

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