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BREAKING: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has confirmed Iran will continue the nuclear deal members of the P5+1 even without US. (State TV)
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Iranian president Rouhani: "Iran will be conferring with the world's two super powers, Russia and China"
3:46 PM - 8 May 2018
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average_mo_dem
(37 posts)still_one
(92,117 posts)average_mo_dem
(37 posts)Iran wants nukes because their goal is hegemony in the area.
We are still the primary obstacle standing in their way.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)Other countries need to stay with the deals and say ,"Fuck you Moron, we will carry on without you". He did it out of spite for Obama and the entire planet knows it. This and the climate/Paris agreement will continue without us.
eleny
(46,166 posts)..... .....
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)still_one
(92,117 posts)and the US has zero leverage
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Sanctions only work when the West and Asia are united. Europe disagrees with Cheeto. Cheeto also allows more influence for Russia and China. Epic foreign policy failure by the US.
But there are some key differences from 2012 that make it less likely that the United States will be able to repeat the success it had last time it targeted Irans oil exports, when it knocked more than 1 million barrels a day out of the market. Most importantly, European and Asian countries that buy Irans oil arent enthusiastic about joining Washington in putting the squeeze on Tehran, because they see Iran as continuing to comply with the deal.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/08/fresh-u-s-sanctions-not-likely-to-strangle-irans-oil-market/
Cha
(297,123 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Cha
(297,123 posts)malaise
(268,898 posts)it would become null and void.
Fuck the Con!
angrychair
(8,691 posts)If everyone ignores the US sanctions than the US, both figuratively and literally, loses its place as a world super power and trump is painted into a corner to relent or start a war with the world to enforce the sanctions.
Wounded Bear
(58,634 posts)Wolverines!
Wounded Bear
(58,634 posts)Thanks Trump!