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Israeli Officials Reject US Assurances On Iranian Sanctions: “Time For Sanctions Is Over”
Thursday, August 2, 2012 8:57
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Top Israeli officials rejected United States government reassurances that a renewed sanctions campaign would convince Iran to halt its nuclear programme, countering with statements that said economic measures and tough talk were failing to deter Iran.
The comments came during US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta’s visit to Israel Wednesday. Panetta described the sanctions as “the toughest Iran has ever faced,” and claimed they were working.
“The most effective way to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is for the international community to be united, proving to Iran that it will only make itself less secure if it continues to try to pursue a nuclear weapon,” he said.
Panetta’s stance on exhausting non-military options before resorting to force comes in the wake of new sanctions on Iran passed overwhelmingly by the US Congress on Wednesday. The sanctions aim to punish banks, insurance companies and shipping companies that participate in the sale of Iranian oil. READ MORE HERE
Israel’s warmongers need to shut up, back off and start getting the message that a large enough chunk of the world’s populace knows what the game is and will not stand or bend over so that a small minority of psychopaths can let loose another round of terror and death.
And by the way it’s about time they signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, just like Iran has.