Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Iran: U.S. Sanctions Spell The End Of Diplomacy

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei © Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

NBC: U.S. Iran sanctions spell the end of diplomacy, senior official says

National Security Adviser John Bolton says the president is open to real negotiations and "all that Iran needs to do is walk through that open door."

TEHRAN, Iran — Fresh sanctions levied by the United States drew an intense reaction from Iran on Tuesday, with a senior official saying they spell the "permanent closure" of diplomacy between the two countries.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani mocked President Donald Trump, calling the measures "outrageous and idiotic" and saying the White House is suffering from a "mental illness."

Trump announced new sanctions on Monday against Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his associates. The measures deny Khamenei and senior Iranian military figures access to financial resources and block their access to any assets they have under U.S. jurisdiction.

On Tuesday, Iran's President Rouhani said in a televised speech that Trump's latest sanctions were "hilarious" and a "stupid and ugly act."

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WNU Editor: Both sides will end up talking one day. The question is when.

6 comments:

Bob Huntley said...

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Anonymous said...

What diplomacy? There wasn't any. Obama's delusional talks were more apologia and extortion than diplomacy. Trump recognizes what has existed for 40 years. Iran has waged war by DIME for 40 years against the USA. Its used military when it suits them, see Marine barracks and Iraq wars, its used terror, its used money laundering, its used diplomacy.
Trump sees the need to wage DIME warfare in return.

Anonymous said...

Talking about yourself again.

fred said...


U.S. Intelligence Undercuts Trump’s Case on Iran-al Qaeda Links
Despite claims by Pompeo, Tehran and al Qaeda have been at odds more often than they've been aligned since 9/11.

Anonymous said...

Squirrel,
Your links like your thoughts don't work.

Anonymous said...

Is Fred claiming that there is a a statute of limitations on murder?

Iran provided Al Qaeda with free transit, logistics and a safe haven.

Part of Osama Bin Laden's family was there. If we had asked to extradite them would Iran have complied?

Western agents have been rolled up in Iran, Lebanon and China. So how much intel do we have? Do we have enough intel to really know what is going on inside Iranian intel services?

Report: Dozens of U.S. Spies Captured in Lebanon and Iran

"Current and former U.S. officials concede that CIA suffered difficult blow; sources say Lebanon informants were compromised by meeting CIA agents at a Beirut Pizza Hut." - Haaretz

"Current and former U.S. officials said the two different spy rings were discovered separately but both caused a significant setback in U.S. efforts to track Iran's nuclear activities and Hezbollah actions against Israel."

Who trained the Lebonanese or Hezbollah? Iran


"The CIA falsely believed it was 'invincible' in China — here's how its spies were reportedly discovered and killed in one of the biggest blows to the agency"

- Business Insider

"The vulnerability contributed to the deaths of at least 30 spies, the sources said."

Fred,

That CIA?

Those assets?

Are they still reporting?

The CIA knows exactly what about what is happening in Iran, Lebanon, or China?

Come on dude, you can do better than your lame post.