Obama orders global US Iran asset block
Dodany: Feb 8, 2012
Od: illuminartiWGLFE
Czas: 1:47
US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order to freeze all Iranian government assets held in America and US banks abroad. "I have determined that additional sanctions are warranted, particularly in light of the deceptive practices of the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian banks to conceal transactions of sanctioned parties, the deficiencies in Iran's anti-money laundering regime and the weaknesses in its implementation" Obama said in a letter to Congress. Obama claimed Iranian financial activities are posing "continuing and unacceptable risk" to the international financial system. The executive order prevents any Iranian assets deemed within US jurisdiction -- including foreign branches of American banks -- from being transferred, paid, exported or withdrawn. Obama's decision comes just four days after the US Senate backed new economic sanctions against Iran. The sanctions targeted companies in joint uranium mining projects and organizations supplying the country with weapons. Congress had previously passed sanctions aimed at institutions doing business with the Iranian Central Bank. Shirin Shafaie from the School of Oriental and African Studies believes the sanctions were created for US domestic consumption ahead of the presidential election. "This is another move by President Obama to satisfy either his rivals or the supporters of his campaign that he is actually taking a tough stand with Iran," she told RT. According to Shafaie, Iran is more interested in negotiations and diplomacy than military action. "I don't see any threat coming from Iran in response to these new sanctions." Source: http://rt.com/news/us-block-iran-assets-619/
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azeivio Wypowiedź:
Mar 6, 2012 - obama will attack iran later in the year so as to cancel the gop elections because he knows he will lose but this will start a civil war in america
PollenJesus Wypowiedź:
Mar 24, 2012 - Us government and foreign policy crimes are a global problem. The US needs to fix itself and set an example before it can judge other countries. The US wants to starve countries that do not agree with it. That is a violation of human rights. How would the US react if sanctions were imposed upon it for it's own crimes agains humanity... They would declare all out war. While the US is directing it's gaze onto Iran, the citizens of the US are having their constitution rights disolved.
Phantasmos Wypowiedź:
Mar 25, 2012 - uuuuuu, Iran and the world are skeered.
Phantasmos Wypowiedź:
Mar 25, 2012 - Whats Happening America? Why can't US just declare war A L O N E?
Kreneep1052 Wypowiedź:
Feb 24, 2012 - Good for him!!!!!!!