Not the time to rush for more Iran sanctions - UK
Reuters / Adrian Croft
31-Mar-2009 (5 comments)

LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Big powers should not rush to
impose new sanctions on Iran at a time when Tehran has a good
chance to move to normal ties with Washington, British Foreign
Secretary David Miliband said on Tuesday.

In a sharp change in U.S. policy, President Barack Obama has
offered a new start in relations with Iran after decades of deep
mistrust between the two countries which are also locked in a
dispute over Iran's

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Farhad Kashani

Bedros,  I have to

by Farhad Kashani on Thu Apr 02, 2009 06:14 PM PDT

Bedros,

 I have to disagree. Tow things: 1- the type of sanctions right now is not weakening the regime because it’s not necessarily targeting the regime, and also, there are many countries that don’t enforce the sanctions, mainly Russia and China. 2- Why should (and they’re not) Iranians gather around the regime if the world community impose the “right” sanctions? I believe the Iranian people are mature enough to understand. The type of sanctions that result in the suffering of ordinary Iranian will still not result in Iranians gathering around the regime either, but it will damage the credibility of the world community amongst Iranians. I don’t have any doubt that they will still blame the IRI, no matter what


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Bedros

Sanctions have an effect that is opposite than intended Farhad

by Bedros on Wed Apr 01, 2009 03:24 PM PDT

The regime will eventually change for the better but from WITHIN, because it is the will of the Iranian people, not due to foreign demands. External pressures from foreign nations only make the people of Iran (or any country for that matter) become more patriotic and solidify behind the existing leadership, no matter how much they may grumble about it otherwise. Increased sanctions on Iran actually delay liberalisation because external pressures create fear and a siege mentality amongst the public, along with increasing nationalistic pride, all of which cause citizens to reflexively support the present state.

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Farhad Kashani

Ostaad,   Don’t

by Farhad Kashani on Wed Apr 01, 2009 02:02 PM PDT

Ostaad,

 

Don’t insult other people because of your inability to “think”. I want the backs of the regime, and its supporters like you, to be broken because they have hijacked and “broke the back” of my beautiful country.

 

As far as smart sanctions, some of them are there, but, unfortunately, not enforced. Most importantly, the U.N need to hold IRI officials accountable for 1- Export of Terrorism : just as they have arrest warrants for Taliban leaders, they have to have arrest warrants for the Taliban in Tehran. 2- Crimes against humanity in Iran. Also, prevent them from traveling, freeze their assets, ban any trade with any IRI-governmental company or establishment, ban weapons sale, ban sell of technology that could be used in weapons development…and the list goes on, but those are just a few.


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Ostaad

Farhad,

by Ostaad on Tue Mar 31, 2009 06:16 PM PDT

Can you cite a couple of examples of those "smarter" sanctions that hurt the regime but not the people? Whose "back" do you think your asinine sanction suggestion will break? Have you heard any mollah aakh begeh from the sanctions that you keep talking about? If you want to cut your nose despite your face by grinding the Iranian people's livelihood into the ground to break the regime's back, why can't you muster some courage and say so?


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Farhad Kashani

There has to be sanctions,

by Farhad Kashani on Tue Mar 31, 2009 03:32 PM PDT

There has to be sanctions, but sanctions that only affect the IRI regime officials, not the ordinary Iranians.

 

YES for sanctions that go after the IRI regime, there should be tougher, smarter and back breaking.

 

HELP THE IRANIAN PEOPLE.

 


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