Is Iran Laughing At Talks Of Sanctions?

Gas flares from an oil production platform at the Soroush oil fields with an Iranian flag in the foreground in the Persian Gulf, 1,250 km (776 miles) south of the capital Tehran, July 25, 2005. Credit: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi

Obama's Hopes Of Swift Sanctions Against Iran Suffer Setback In UN -- Financial Times

The United Nations Security Council yesterday failed to include Iran's nuclear programme on its agenda for April, underlining the likely slow road to sanctions that Barack Obama, US president, had hoped to have in place "within weeks".

Japan's Yukio Takasu, this month's president of the 15-member council, said no meeting had been scheduled because it was not yet clear "when this might be taken up. It may not be taken up".

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More News On The Push For Iran Sanctions

Iran says oil sanctions threat "a joke" -- Reuters
Iran Ready for Negotiations, Says Spokesman -- Voice of America
Sanctions will not deter nuclear goals: Iran -- AFP
Iran not to talk with major powers over its nuclear program -- Xinhuanet
'Iran not to negotiate over nuclear issue' -- Tehran Times
Iran Sanctions Yield Little -- Wall Street Journal
Obama Reported Pressing to Slow Congressional Push for Iran Sanctions -- Voice of America

My Comment: I have yet to see the end game in this diplomatic tussle. I can only hope (and pray) that President Obama and his advisers will be successful in stopping a new nuclear power in the Middle East.