Iran Nuclear Watch,  Politics

Iran Nuclear Watch: United States – “Embargo Military Sales to Iran”

April 21, 2006 /

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seen in Tehran, 18 April 2006. The United States, acknowledging the tough task it faces to slap UN sanctions on Iran, urged an embargo on military sales to Tehran for its suspected bid to develop nuclear weapons.

AFP: US urges ban on military sales to Iran

The United States, acknowledging the tough task it faces to slap UN sanctions on Iran, urged an embargo on military sales to Tehran for its suspected bid to develop nuclear weapons.

With Russia and China putting up fierce resistance to punitive measures against the Iranians, US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns stepped up the call for countries to act individually outside the UN framework.

“There are a lot of countries that trade with Iran that have billion-dollar trade relationships and they ought to begin to rethink those commercial trade relationships,” he told a news briefing here.

“There are a lot of countries that allow the export of dual-use technologies, and the position of the United States is that should be prohibited. All countries should refrain from military sales and arm sales.”

This sounds good and is aimed at China and Russia but the effect will be minimal. It will be better for the United States to allow Russia to sell the Iranians military hardware and then let our B-2’s finish them off.

Economic, military and travel sanctions will not be effective against Iran.

When the POINT OF NO RETURN is reached a military operation will be necessary to destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment program.

Stay tuned…..

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The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.


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