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Iran Nuclear Watch: United Nations Security Council Sanctions Round 3

Iranian technicians prepare to wash the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2007. The Security Council tightened UN sanctions on Iran Monday for refusing to halt nuclear fuel work as six major powers offered to resume talks with the Islamic Republic to end the standoff.

A third round of sanctions by the United Nations Security Council against Iran for their nuclear program, including continuing uranium enrichment were adopted today at the United Nations.

A prominent Revolutionary Guards commander close to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and a long list of figures involved in Iran’s nuclear program are among those the U.N. Security Council targeted Monday with sanctions.

While the two previous Security Council resolutions were aimed at top figures and well-known companies involved in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, the new sanctions reach deeper into the hierarchy of Iran’s nuclear program staff and Revolutionary Guards, mainly targeting technical officials.

The most well-known figure targeted in Monday’s resolution is Brigadier-General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a top member of the elite Revolutionary Guards who now works at the Armed Forces General Staff for Logistics and Industrial Research.

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Brigadier-General Mohammad Reza Naqd

So, what are the new sanctions?

  • calls on all states to act under Article 41 of the U.N. Charter’s Chapter 7.
  • reaffirms that Iran shall without further delay take the steps required by the December 2006 resolution calling for suspending uranium enrichment.
  • decides that all states shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into or transit through their territories of individuals who are related to Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.
  • calls on all states to exercise vigilance over the activities of financial institutions in their territories with all banks domiciled in Iran, in particular with Bank Melli and Bank Saderat.
  • calls on all states to inspect the cargoes to and from Iran, of aircraft and vessels, at their airports and seaports, owned or operated by Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line, provided there are reasonable grounds to believe that the aircraft or vessel is transporting prohibited goods.
  • requests that IAEA submit a further report on whether Iran has established full and sustained suspension of all enrichment activities within 90 days.
  • reaffirms that it shall adopt further appropriate measures under Article 41 of the U.N. Charter’s Chapter 7 if the report shows Iran has not complied with three resolutions.

Previous United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iran:

UNSC 1696 (2006)

UNSC 1737 (2006)

UNSC 1747 (2007)

Does ANYONE really think Iran will change their nuclear program one iota because of these sanctions? They haven’t complied previously, so why now?

Toothless and meaningless sanctions imposed by the United Nations, when will the United States and Israel take action?

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