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Watch Out, Iran: Next Step Is To Sanction Your Nuts
2006-04-07
Iran has until the end of April to abandon its nuclear-weapons program and comply with international atomic energy agreements or face increased international sanctions, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said yesterday.

The U.N. Security Council's ability to come together and bring pressure on Tehran would reflect whether the international forum would play a major role in protecting the United States and its allies, Ambassador John R. Bolton told reporters at a State Department Correspondents Association breakfast meeting yesterday.

"Iran is a good test case," he said. If Iran refused to conform to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regulations, Mr. Bolton said, the likely next step would be a U.N. resolution that would be legally binding on Iran, followed by a resolution that would consider sanctions.

Mr. Bolton described the U.S. approach as "calibrated, gradual and reversible," but warned that if the U.N. council failed to deal effectively with Iran, Washington would have to look at alternatives.

"We are pursuing a variety of options outside the Security Council right now," he said, echoing statements he made to The Washington Times in November. "It is simply prudent planning to be looking at other options," he said yesterday.

Mr. Bolton said the United States could tighten sanctions against Iran that were eased under the Clinton administration, allowing for the import of Persian rugs and pistachio nuts.
Posted by:Captain America

#9  Suddenly, I don't have anything to say.
Posted by: Yusef Islam   2006-04-07 12:52  

#8  Ah! I remember those old Khat Stevens lyrics from yester-year. For me, it was easy to see how early 70's pinko rock singers (with multiple hits) like khat; were treated like gods world-wide.They all had to flee somewhere I guess; but why did khat suddenly flee to the welcoming arms of allah. Git 'er done, motherfucker
Posted by: Asymmetrical Triangulation   2006-04-07 21:25  

#7  "Watch Out, Iran: Next Step Is To Sanction Your Nuts"

In a vise, I hope.

Oh wait, you meant pistacios.

I was thing of something a little different.... ;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-04-07 20:03  

#6  From memory, Pistachios are Iran's biggest export after oil and gas. Sanctions would hurt.
Posted by: phil_b   2006-04-07 19:08  

#5  :>
Posted by: 6   2006-04-07 16:44  

#4  If i ever lose my nukes, i wont cry, and I wont puke.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2006-04-07 13:02  

#3  How about "I'm being followed by a cruise missile, cruise missile cruise missile", Yusef?
Posted by: mojo   2006-04-07 12:57  

#2  We got plenty of domestic nuts. No need to increase our net nut imports at this time.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-04-07 10:45  

#1  Iran certainly does have a lot of nuts.
Posted by: Uninenter Phease2820   2006-04-07 10:32  

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