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| Iran has 'options' against possible new sanctions |
| 2008-06-19 |
| (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said Tehran has "options" to answer possible new sanctions by the European Union over its refusal to halt nuclear work, local newspaper Kayhan reported on Wednesday. "People and officials in our country are watchful of the other side's decisions. If they take a decision against Iran, we have options against it," Hosseini was quoted as saying, without elaborating on the possible reaction of the Islamic Republic. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday that Europe was to agree new sanctions against Iran including freezing the assets of a major Iranian bank. "The British prime minister has made this claim, but other European officials have rejected it, announcing that no new decision has been made to further increase the sanctions against Iran," Hosseini said at the 18th International Persian Gulf Conference in Tehran on Tuesday, according to the official IRNA news agency. Iran is to respond to the proposal presented by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Saturday offering it talks on a package of technological and economic incentives, so long as Tehran suspends uranium enrichment. An Iranian banking official said on Tuesday that his country is not planning to withdraw assets from European banks, refuting reports that Iran had withdrawn about 75 billion U.S. dollars from European banks amid fears the funds could be frozen under planned new sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program. Iran's government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham said on Saturday that the country will reject any nuclear deal offered by major world powers that demands a suspension of its uranium enrichment. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #20 I think JT is channeling some cross between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Shirley McClain. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-06-19 17:31 |
| #19 JT has been reading about the other JT (Titor) as this sounds almost identical. |
| Posted by: bombay 2008-06-19 13:15 |
| #18 i think i've just had my votes decided for me now... McCain in '08 Quetzalcoatl in '12 |
| Posted by: Querent 2008-06-19 13:04 |
| #17 I am comforted. It is clear Mr. Trusty read our feedback the last time he posted, for he includes commentary that responds to it. Truly that is a rare thing for those who drop by Rantburg to shower us with their wisdom, and therefore much to be cherished. Also, the man remains reasonably polite, with nary an exclamation point nor phrases in ALL CAPS, nor even egregious personal insults. I would like an explanation beyond bare claim for why the Cold War is not really the third world war, and why the current war of the jihadis against non-believers led by the West is not the fourth world war, but I know I can be quite demanding of those who would persuade me. As for Iran, they've been threatening to unleash their jihadis against their enemies for years now, without effectively doing so. Either they can't or they won't. What other options do they have, after all? It's not as though their invasion and subversion of Iraq has been going all that well. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-06-19 11:59 |
| #16 You are a f**king moron chipmunk JT. A fool. If we take on Iran, it won't be as expected. It will be lights out for millenia. And no, neither Putie nor China will intercede. Putie likes bleeding your cash, and Chicoms like sucking your oil, but they are one hell of a lot smarter than you. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-06-19 11:52 |
| #15 Perhaps Mr. Trusty is a DarkWalker; you know, the opposite of Mr. Obama ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2008-06-19 11:33 |
| #14 Was reading up to the point about bo being intelligent, then I realized that I needed toilet paper to clean my screen off. On the other hand, me golfing well last night could be a sign...Brazil will conquor the world with sugercane jets and samba whistles! |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-06-19 11:13 |
| #13 "Russia, China, and a host of other nations are watching and listening. They grow wearier and wearier of America, Israel, and the European Union swaggering about as bullies." At least hes got the sides right, unlike some folks ;) OTOH he seems to have overlooked, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, even India. If China gets too aggressive, they immediately cause theyre own encirclement (except on the north, and if I wuz them, I wouldnt count on Russia) |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-06-19 10:59 |
| #12 Attacking her will almost certainly prove disasterous for all parties concerned and everyone else Even talk of robust action against the Persians has already compromised American spelling ability. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2008-06-19 09:35 |
| #11 And your trusty source is? I'd say a channeled guide/ascended master, or remote-viewing. New agey dupe of the astral worms. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-06-19 09:13 |
| #10 JT is correct that we are headed to tough times for at least the next year, but wrong that we won't recover. So enjoy our discomfort in the coming year, JT, but remember we've been through much worse and we'll get through this too with the help of the Almighty. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-06-19 09:06 |
| #9 LOL An ad Vision on the Right Visit Iranian Personals Tonight |
| Posted by: Oracle Jones 2008-06-19 09:03 |
| #8 Oh nooooes! The Ides of 2014 are nearly upon us! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-06-19 09:01 |
| #7 Dawg! Gimme a sip of that! Hallelujah! NOW I SEE IT! Gimme a nother shot there pardner. Yeah. Hubris! Word War Eye Vee! Tragedy a stalkin! Things gettin worse, gonna be some peek oil too. Get on your roof and howl. Hard times a coming. Send me your money now. |
| Posted by: Oracle Jones 2008-06-19 08:53 |
| #6 "Russia, China, and a host of other nations are watching and listening. They grow wearier and wearier of America, Israel, and the European Union swaggering about as bullies. They are particularly irked by America's arrogance and will conspire against her." Here we have yet another leftist screed praying for America's demise at the hands of Communist and Islamofascist scum. James Trusty is an Adam Gadahn wannabe. |
| Posted by: Gliling Lumplump3518 2008-06-19 07:17 |
| #5 And your trusty source is? |
| Posted by: Paul 2008-06-19 07:01 |
| #4 That is, tragedy stalks Obama. Like a Greek hero, he is too full of himself and that always leads to big trouble. |
| Posted by: James Trusty 2008-06-19 04:41 |
| #3 It will not matter who is president next year or in 2014. America's days are numbered. Ironically, Iran will survive her in one or another form. By the way, America is not the only nation that will perish within the next ten years. More than a few will. Israel, however, shall hang on beyond that for a while. She will then die with all of the other surviving nations, including Iran. But not to worry. It will all be for the best. In the aftermath of the coming tribulations and destruction, the Earth will be blessed with an age of wisdom and righteaouness within which true utopias will blossom. Make fun of me if you wish. But I guarantee you that, by this time next year, you will be freaking out even if McCain somehow manages to get elected. Very bad times are coming and things will never be good again for America or any other western nation, except some of those in Europe--and they will only manage to destroy themselves in due time, anyway. By the way, McCain is going to suffer through a very troublesome autumn. Still, he might prevail over whoever the Democrats end up running against him--but I seriously doubt it. If Obama survives long enough to win, his presidency will almost certainly end prematurely in either his physical or political death, if not both. He is a nice fellow who is also two-dimensional and hollow. McCain is not a whole lot more substantive and he certainly is not nearly as intelligent or as nice as is Obama. Still, tragedy stalks him. |
| Posted by: James Trusty 2008-06-19 04:39 |
| #2 If in 2014 the US is in the middle of the second term of President Obama Mr. Trusty could be correct. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-06-19 02:56 |
| #1 Iran is too proud and wily for America, Israel, and the European Union to subdue through coercion and bullying. Attacking her will almost certainly prove disasterous for all parties concerned and everyone else...If America, Israel, and the European Union keep sowing the winds of their psychotic obsessions regarding Iran, they will sooner or later reap whirlwinds infinitely worse than a nuclear Iran. Russia, China, and a host of other nations are watching and listening. They grow wearier and wearier of America, Israel, and the European Union swaggering about as bullies. They are particularly irked by America's arrogance and will conspire against her. World War III is coming. The Ides of April 2014 will bring nothing good for America. By the way, nasty surprises await America around September 8 2008. A month or so before then, her economy will lurch past the point of no return. Her economic skies will darken and become ominous by Election Day. The news shall be even worse on Inauguration Day or soon thereafter. Her stalwarts and lovers better start preparing for a depression that shall prove far worse the so-called Great Depression. Cataclysmic changes are coming to western civilization. Social and political strife, turmoil, and upheaval will tear America to pieces before Russia and China administer the coup de grace. Of course, America will wound them grievously in the process. But they shall recover to one or another significant degree. America will not recover from her wounds. *The Cold War was not World War III. The so-called War on Jihadism is not World War IV. World War III will pit America and her friends against Russia, China, and their friends. The casualties of that conflagration will exceed four billion. Its hostilities will all but wreck civilization on this world. For those of you that believe Russia and China are hopelessly outgunned by the armed forces of America and her friends, you are sadly mistaken. Both Russia and China are building up their armed forces rather rapidly. They grow stronger every day, while America slowly weakens. The coming depression will hurt America and her friends more than it will hurt Russia and Chine, particularly in regards to their armed forces. They reap much greater bangs for their bucks than does America and her friends. Consequently, they will destroy America. She will be fatally wounded before July 4, 2014 and be dead before the end of 2017. |
| Posted by: James Trusty 2008-06-19 00:59 |