UN to Iran: "We REALLY Mean It This Time."
The UN Security Council has voted more sanctions against Iran in an attempt to force Iran to halt its uranium enrichment programme. From the NYTimes,
Addendum: These cartoons from a previous posting capture the situation pretty well.
All 15 members of the Security Council adopted the sanctions, Resolution 1747, which focus on constraining Iranian arms exports, the state-owned Bank Sepah — already under Treasury Department sanctions — and the Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite military organization separate from the nation’s conventional armed forces.Meanwhile, of course, French and Russian financial institutions and arms dealers are licking their chops in anticipation of big profits to be made; so is Kofi Annan's son.
No surprises were in the resolution, which modestly strengthens largely financial sanctions adopted in December in a first, limited resolution.
Addendum: These cartoons from a previous posting capture the situation pretty well.
Category: International Affairs, Middle East, United Nations Posted on
Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 3:34am
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