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| US aims to reduce Iran's oil revenue to zero |
| 2018-07-03 |
| [Al Jazeera] The US State Department has spelled out a campaign of "maximum economic and diplomatic pressure" to drive Iran towards negotiating a "better" deal to replace the Iran nuclear deal. State Department Director of Policy Planning Brian Hook told news hounds on Monday that Iran is not a "normal" country and must meet 12 demands in order to be relieved of US sanctions. "Normal countries don't terrorize other nations, proliferate missiles and impoverish their own people," Hook said. "This new strategy is not about changing the regime, it is about changing the behaviour of the leadership in Iran to comport with what the Iranian people really want them to do," he said. The State Department said new sanctions, which it described as "snap back" sanctions, will begin on August 4, targeting Iran's automotive sector and its trade in gold and other key metals. A second set of sanctions will snap back on November 6. This set will target Iran's energy sector, focusing on petroleum-related transactions, plus transactions with the central bank of Iran. The move comes two months after US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... announced US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. |
| Posted by:Fred |
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| Posted by: gorb 2018-07-03 11:25 |
| #1 Hit Iran in the wallet= Sanctions. Invading Khuzestan= Hitting Iran in the head and taking their wallet. Which is cheaper? Let's try the first one for now. Plus the Saudis can provide "incentives". |
| Posted by: Lionel Spomotle6549 2018-07-03 08:45 |