Thursday, March 19, 2009

Why Sanctions Aren't Working on Iran...

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1] Russian media: Defense official confirms S-300 sale to Iran
Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday that a top defense official confirmed Russia had indeed signed a contract to sell S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, but that none of the weapons had been delivered.

Russian officials have consistently denied claims that it already provided some of the powerful missiles to Iran, and had not clarified whether a contract existed.

Supplying the S-300s to Iran would markedly change the military balance in the Middle East...

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2] Iran signs $3.2-billion natural gas deal with China
Beirut -- Iran announced a $3.2-billion natural gas deal with China on Saturday, a move that underscored the difficulty of using economic sanctions to pressure Tehran to bow to Washington's demands on its nuclear program. Iranian state television quoted a senior government official as saying(Snip) announced two days after the Obama administration renewed U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic,


3] would eventually include an unnamed European country as a partner.


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