The administration penalizes a Swiss subsidiary of Iran’s national oil company but avoids confronting Russian and Chinese firms, which may have added to diplomatic friction.
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Business Week: Senior China official calls for stronger Iran ties
Li Changchun told Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran that Beijing wants to “cooperate with Iran to seize the opportunities to consolidate and develop bilateral relations in various areas,” Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported Wednesday.
Around the world, freedom is in peril
So at decade’s end, the correlation of forces, as the Communists used to say, looks bleak. Three assertive powers — China, Russia and Iran — not only resist democratization but actively seek to disseminate their model of authoritarian rule in their spheres of influence. Europe, the engine of democratization of the 1990s, looks inward, more interested in appeasing Russia than reforming it. Newer or less wealthy democracies such as South Africa, Turkey, Brazil and India seem stuck in anti-colonial mind-sets that discourage cooperation to promote democracy. And the Obama administration remains skittish about adopting a “freedom agenda” that its predecessor had tarnished in the minds of many Democrats.
Radiation Sickness
Dissected News – Iran makes a deal with Turkey and Brazil, so Obama and Clinton push for sanctions. What the heck happened? Exploring America’s newest conundrum.
Sanctions Effort May Open Door to Press Iran Central Bank
The New York Times | May 19, 2010 By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and DAVID E. SANGER UNITED NATIONS — Buried in the sanctions resolution now being debated in the United Nations Security Council lies the possibility of a new effort to pressure Iran over its nuclear program: a call for countries to “exercise vigilance” in dealing [...]
West softens proposed Iran sanctions
(Los Angeles Times) | March 26, 2010 The new tack by U.S. and Europe is an effort to win the support of Russia and China and gain broad international backing. By Paul Richter and Megan K. Stack Reporting from Washington and Moscow – U.S. and European officials considering new sanctions against Iran have decided to [...]
US softens Iran sanctions plan to win support:
The United States has stepped back from a series of harsh measures against Iran and softened proposed UN sanctions to win the backing of China and Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Iran: Few words for China but plenty for Germany
The differing reaction from a country that portrays itself as a defender of Islam worldwide is a sign of how highly Iran values its political and economic ties with China and how Tehran is trying to deflect attention following its own crackdown on protesters after the country’s disputed presidential election.
Green Report #17 – Fresh News from Iran – Summary of tweets on Iran from Friday, July 3
I’m NiteOwl AKA Josh Shahryar – twitter.com/iran_translator on twitter – and I’ve been immersed in tweets from Iran for the past several hours. I have tried to be extremely careful in choosing my tweet sources. What I have compiled below is what I can confirm through my reliable twitter sources. Remember, this is all from [...]
Green Report #16 – Fresh News from Iran – Summary of tweets on Iran from Thursday, July 2
I’m NiteOwl AKA Josh Shahryar – twitter.com/iran_translator on twitter – and I’ve been immersed in tweets from Iran for the past several hours. I have tried to be extremely careful in choosing my tweet sources. What I have compiled below is what I can confirm through my reliable twitter sources. Remember, this is all from [...]
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