Apparently UN Security Council poised to pass Tehran sanctions
- [..] Observers in both New York and Washington estimate that China will think twice about using its veto on a resolution after Russia recently threw its support behind a move against Iran. A veto could expose Beijing as isolated and out of touch with its fellow Security Council members.
China could also abstain from voting and allow the decision to be made by a simple majority. However, the sources told Haaretz, the United States is still trying to obtain Chinese support for the sanctions.
Ahead of its push for international sanctions at the UN, the U.S. sought on Wednesday to ratchet up pressure on Iran by imposing its own sanctions on elements of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, which Western intelligence officials believe is spearheading Iran’s nuclear program.
I’m not impressed.
Iran warns Israel against military move
- MK Tzachi Hangebi, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told U.S. officials in Washington on Thursday that imposing sanctions on Iran isn’t Israel’s only option.
Hangebi also emphasized that the leaders in both the Israeli coalition and opposition have no difference of opinions regarding the Iranian issue.
Iranian President Ahmadinejad told Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
“If the Zionist regime should repeat its mistakes and initiate a military operation, then it must be resisted with full force to put an end to it once and for all,”
Iran knows that if Israel attacks, it will be a major attack and the regime may well fail. Is she betting Israel won’t or is it worth it to her.
