EU warns Iran

[curlytopper]

Time is running out for Iran to avoid UN sanctions over its nuclear policy, Europe's foreign policy chief says.
The UN Security Council has told Tehran to suspend enrichment, amid fears it is trying to build nuclear arms.
The EU's Javier Solana told the European Parliament that Iran had not done so, and must now decide if the time for talks "has come to an end."
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ruled out ending enrichment and says its programme is for civilian use.
Mr Solana has had a number of meetings with Iran's top nuclear negotiator since Tehran refused a 31 August deadline from the UN to halt enrichment.
The US and key EU powers now say they will seek a fresh UN resolution imposing sanctions.
Mr Solana told parliament: "This dialogue I am maintaining cannot last forever.
"It is up to the Iranians now to decide whether this time has come to an end."



[spamblockade]

[ElChevelle]

Breaking News: You've been banned for spam.

[CaboWaboAddict]

1. The EU will give them an order - done
2. The EU will give them a deadline - done
3. Country in question ignores deadline - done
4. The EU will give them an ultimatum - done
5. The US invades - to do
6. The EU starts bitching about the US acting unilaterally - to do






[edit] Sound familiar? [/edit]

[rockouthippie]

Even if the trade sanctions went into force, the Ayatollahs would starve the Iranians and blame it on us. The truth is that Iran could probably operate just fine for 20 years with the trade sanctions in place.

Finding the United States at odds with the UN and the EU doesn't disturb me much. I might even like it that way.

We should have stopped talking months ago and let the Israelis bomb this problem out of existence.

[thefarmrecruit]

Originally posted by rockouthippie
Even if the trade sanctions went into force, the Ayatollahs would starve the Iranians and blame it on us. The truth is that Iran could probably operate just fine for 20 years with the trade sanctions in place.

Maybe the question is can America operate just fine if Iran imposes trade sanctions...

[Bilbo Baggins]

Yeah because Iran has the ability to impose trade sanctions on the US...

[ElChevelle]

What was it that we import from Iran again?

[xzxzzx]

Originally posted by ElChevelle
What was it that we import from Iran again?

According to the CIA world factbook, Iran's primary exports are oil, chemicals, fruits and nuts, and carpets.

[zootm]

I bet the next edition shows "terror" in the top spot

[ertmann|CPH]

Originally posted by ElChevelle
What was it that we import from Iran again?

Oil, i'd believe

if it wasn't for the country's oil, Iran wouldn't be much of a problem anyway.

And for all talk about EU being soft bitches, i'd just like to point out that China has woved to protect Iran (in return for oil offcourse).

[Mattress]

The US doesn't buy any oil from Iran.

[germain47]

Orignally posted by Mattress
The US doesn't buy any oil from Iran

It doesn't matter. As long as Iran is able to sell its oil on the world market, U.S. sanctions mean little if anything. Even if Iran was unable to sell its oil (see def: snowballs chance in hell) the demand on the world market would remain. Prices would rise, we and everyone else would feel the pinch rather quickly. When some country couldn't get the oil it needed, guess who would be making under the table deals with the Iranians? I guess you could say, "They have us over a barrel".

Putting a significant portion of our vast resources into developing alternative energy sources is the only long term way out. If our national policy was to make Middle Eastern oil irrelavent instead of fattening the oil man's wallet the contuious Middle Eastern crisis could actually begin to dissipate.

[Mattress]

well the crisis would end for us anyway.

the ME would just turn into Africa.

[ertmann|CPH]

Originally posted by Mattress
the ME would just turn into Africa.

yeah, allthough that would suck for europe, atleast African illegals has to cross a sea