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[world's] Sanctions against Iran crumble as America wrangles over the nuclear deal
Guardian ^ | Aug 5 2015 | Simon Tisdall

Posted on 08/05/2015 7:41:53 PM PDT by WilliamIII

As debate rages among politicians and pundits in Washington over whether to endorse last month’s historic nuclear compromise with Iran, key European allies have already given their verdict: a resounding thumbs up.

Government ministers and business leaders in France, Germany, Italy and elsewhere in the EU are racing to open up a new era of diplomatic, trade, investment and possible future military cooperation with Tehran, regardless of what American and Israeli sceptics say.

While Americans argue over timescales, technicalities and Iranian trustworthiness, behind their backs the scramble for Persia, recalling Europe’s 19th-century scramble for Africa, has already begun. The cohesion of the international sanctions regime isolating Iran is crumbling by the day.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: euiransanctions; finalirandeal; irandeals; iransanctions; obamalegacy; tradewithiran

1 posted on 08/05/2015 7:41:53 PM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: WilliamIII

Obama...

Interceding on behalf of terrorist organizations and nations for going on 6.5 year now.


2 posted on 08/05/2015 7:44:41 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (if black lives matter so much, why don't blacks stop causing them to end prematurely)
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To: WilliamIII

I bet they’re just ecstatic at the idea of the pesky Jew problem being taken care of once and for all. X.x


3 posted on 08/05/2015 7:54:13 PM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: DoughtyOne

4 posted on 08/05/2015 7:55:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

He’s in Jane Fonda territory as far as I’m concerned.

Two bigger p o s would be hard to find.


5 posted on 08/05/2015 8:03:16 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (if black lives matter so much, why don't blacks stop causing them to end prematurely)
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To: WilliamIII

“As debate rages among politicians and pundits in Washington over whether to endorse last month’s historic nuclear compromise with Iran, key European allies have already given their verdict: a resounding thumbs up.”

Any debate is over. Congressional approval is superfluous. The death certificate for Israel is signed.


6 posted on 08/05/2015 8:13:01 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: WilliamIII
Obama and Kerry, the best negotiating team Iran could wish for.
7 posted on 08/05/2015 8:22:09 PM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: Chgogal

The likelihood that this will further depress the U.S. oil industry is just icing on the cake for the Barackerry duo.


8 posted on 08/05/2015 9:47:32 PM PDT by AZLiberty (Give the Arizona wild horses cuddly names, like "Cecil".)
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