EU, U.S. to say ready for extra Iran sanctions: text

Reuters ^ | 6/9/08

[Dawnsblood]

The U.S. envoy to the EU said Washington was keen for the EU to act as quickly as possible.

"We want to make sure they are going as fast as they can," C. Boyden Gray told reporters in Slovenia ahead of the summit.

Western countries suspect Iran is seeking the ability to make nuclear weapons. Tehran insists its secretive program is purely aimed at generating energy.

The U.N. Security Council passed a third sanctions resolution against Iran in April and Washington has pressed the EU to deny targeted Iranian banks access to the international financial system.

EU diplomats had said in recent weeks the bloc was ready to go beyond the sanctions, pointing to rigorous applications in the past of travel bans and asset freezes on Iranian officials as proof that the bloc can take a tough line.

They say the EU is preparing an asset and funds freeze on Iran's biggest bank, state-owned Bank Melli, but that it first wants to see how Tehran responds to a new offer of incentives by major powers for it to suspend uranium enrichment.

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana is due to take that offer to Tehran before the end of the month as part of carrot-and-stick diplomacy known as the "dual-track" strategy.

"We affirm the dual track strategy on this issue which was reinforced by the incentives package and reiterate our belief that a mutually satisfactory, negotiated solution remains open to Iran," the summit draft said.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said last month the United States would "aggressively" impose more sanctions on Iran as long as it refused to give up nuclear work.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Oh, no!!! Not that!!! Oh, the horror!

That’ll get ‘em.

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

When are these boneheaded little wimp "negotiators" going to get the message that all that muslims understand is the overwhelming application of force?!?!?! Low-grade morons all.

"The U.N. Security Council passed a one hundred thirty third sanctions resolution against Iran in April ... of the year 2017. Meanwhile in Tehran, the Mullah's gleefully announced the completion of their 13th Atomic weapon and threatened to wipe another UN Member country from the map, drawing cheers from the vast majority of the UN Security Council."

Ultra-Maroons, every one!

You think the UN has a credibility problem now over a couple of sex scandals and the oil for food game?

You wait til Iran gets the bomb and the EU and UN show just how powerless they are to enforce ANYTHING they say.

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