Thread: Yes, Sanctions Against Iran Can Work!

Unprecedented sanctions against Iran have been decided by the United States, Europe and like-minded countries. However, a number of commentators seem to doubt their effectiveness. They are wrong. Sanctions against Iran already have an effect. To carry on with sanctions is the least unreasonable option, says French expert Bruno Tertrais http://www.realite-eu.org/site/apps/...91&ct=11614995

Too bad sanctions rarely work, and usually cause distress on the innocent population, not the power elite of which the sanctions are targeting.

Iran feelin' the heat of sanctions...

As sanctions tighten, Iran gets squeezed
May 23rd, 2012 - Despite recent assurances by senior officials in Iran that the country will weather sanctions targeting the country's petroleum and financial sectors, the international effort is having a noticeable impact on the Iranian economy. And the situation may well figure into talks scheduled for Wednesday in Baghdad over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program, U.S. officials say.

Iranian exports of crude oil fell sharply in April, and could be down by as much as 1 million barrels a day, as many countries seek to reduce their imports of Iranian oil ahead of sanctions set to come into full effect later this summer, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report released earlier this month. President Barack Obama has until June 28 to decide whether countries that purchase Iranian oil have significantly reduced their purchases, or face a cutoff in access to the U.S. financial system under legislation signed in December.

Separately, the European Union is set to enter into a complete embargo of Iranian oil on July 1. As countries diversify their purchases ahead of both sets of sanctions, U.S. officials say Iran's declining customer base for oil, as well as prohibitions on Iran's central bank, are having a broad impact on the overall Iranian economy. "The value of their currency has dropped like a rock and that has a significant impact on Iran's ability to pay for the material it needs for its nuclear program," David Cohen, Treasury under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, told an audience in Washington earlier this month. "They are increasingly isolated - diplomatically, financially and economically," he said. "I don't think there is any question that the impact of this pressure played a role in Iran's decision to come to the table," for talks with the United States and its allies about the nuclear program.

As the sanctions deadlines draw nearer, Iran is losing oil revenue because of both declining sales volume, and declining prices as countries that still purchase the crude see it as a distressed asset, and seek to negotiate steep price discounts on every barrel purchased. To be sure, Iran is still producing a great deal of oil. In its report, the IEA said Iran was pumping about 3.3 million barrels day. But as most of Iran's customers reduce their purchases, the agency said much of Iran's excess production is being diverted to storage both onshore, and aboard floating tankers at sea. Estimates of Iranian oil added to floating storage since March range from 450,000 to 800,000 barrels a day, while an additional 20 million to 25 million barrels have been added to onshore facilities, the IEA said.

Once on floating storage, Iranian tankers have been turning off ship transponders so their movements are more difficult to track. Analysts who follow the Iranian program say the elusive tactic serves two purposes: It allows Iran to ply the seas and engage in covert sales of the crude, often at greatly discounted prices. Also, Iran is loathe to signal to the world a high volume of floating storage, as that would be an acknowledgment that the sanctions are having an impact. The tracking systems are required by international law on seagoing tankers as a means to protect against accidents and spills.

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You do not realize that Iran does not mind suffering from poverty,low life quality and low health in order to reach the destination of the nuclear warhead.
When Iran succeeds in its program to attain nuclear facility,the world will become much more helpless than what it is nowadyas.Iran pretends to get a little excited about those futile sanctions to lead a common assumption among experts and diplomats in the west that they are stuck and the most protruding sanction which is supposed to be fully applied in July (I'm not certain) is not genuinely capable of damaging the Iranian financial system and even it may be devastating in some way because Iran would increase the transfer of oil to South America for a little lower cost to cover the financial hole from europe.Iran is not even showing some sort of compromise throughout the both negotiations cylces and making sure the following cycle takes place within over two weeks,the international community doesn't conclude from what's happening that Iran only tries gaining time for their nuclear program and wrongly consider the significance of this issue.I propose two main options that may bring to a complete destruction of this murderous program and here they are : 1.totally paralyze the entire economic system in iran till the regime surrenders,generally there is an urgent need in wiping out the current regime that cruelly executes innocents.When the sanctions come to a point in which Iran has no way back,the concession will be highly rapid.2.Well integrated attack by all of the empires including Israel,It is time to fight not only to terminate the nuclear aspirations but collapse the whole corruped regime that excludes people from free speech,free sex and religious freedom,it is time to abort the islamic revolution and revive the previous regime that was in iran whose relationship with israel was wide (not calling for the destruction of islam but calling for the destruction of the religious complusion).Iran is frequently affording terror affiliates around the globe which are supposed to operate for them in a time of need,in this project of iran,there is a lot of money pouring out for terror destinations instead of the welfare of the habitants.

Iran is the only country to call for the eradication of a state,it is something that must be well thought among those who are in charge of this issue.My feeling is that the endeavours to dissuade iran from obtaining nuclear material and freely enriching it are too soft and have no real impact and Obama has to get out of the idea to attack on iran at the time of the elections for two important reasons :
1.The attack on iran will open a regional combat in which the USA will also be involved,the war wouldn't surely raise the sympathy for Obama.
2.By then,Iran will fortify its nuclear centers and achieve the targeted nuclear facility.

Originally Posted by Realite

Unprecedented sanctions against Iran have been decided by the United States, Europe and like-minded countries. However, a number of commentators seem to doubt their effectiveness. They are wrong. Sanctions against Iran already have an effect. To carry on with sanctions is the least unreasonable option, says French expert Bruno Tertrais http://www.realite-eu.org/site/apps/...91&ct=11614995

This will work.. Iran has to have an oil price of $117 a barrel.

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Hi
I'm an Iranian man.
I was come to this page and I was read your Comments.
So I was think that maybe you should know about what most Iranian think about Sanctions.
you know
Iranian's revolution success at 1975.
after that USA and most of the other country scared from the situation of New Iran.
New Iran have wanted Freedom , Independence and Above all new kind of Government. (A Government that has created from Islamic Rules.)
u asking: what problem with that?
the point is this.... Islam was and is and will the big problem for Colonialism.
so From then onwards, all of the Diabolic powers wanted to destroy a new way of thinking...
they starting a War against us... first with a toy names SADDAM Husein from Iraq.(The captives who capt from Iran force were from 24 nations, and Saddam used Lethal gases at this war that he hasn't... and those were made in USA , Germany , France and .... )
but a secret force came for Help. Iran won that war against all the power of the world.
so they created a new strategy that kill that secret force... but They can not even be close to their goal.

the sanctions against Iran has created form the start of our revolution. and that has been more or less during the time until know.
so People are accustomed to these sanctions
They continued their way with the power that will continue every day.

I'm thinking u don't know even a little about Iran and Iranian people.
so cause I love u all people, I may Upload a film that show 0.01% of Iranian power next time. If your Sanctions let

Do you still have colonialism in Iran? I was not aware of that during any of my visits to Tehran.

Iran has half its tanker fleet moored at Kharg storing 23 million barrels of oil..

I would beg the regime to stop any plans for nuclear weapons for the sake of the Iranian people.

Originally Posted by hedayat_yafte

Hi
I'm an Iranian man.
I was come to this page and I was read your Comments.
So I was think that maybe you should know about what most Iranian think about Sanctions.
you know
Iranian's revolution success at 1975.
after that USA and most of the other country scared from the situation of New Iran.
New Iran have wanted Freedom , Independence and Above all new kind of Government. (A Government that has created from Islamic Rules.)
u asking: what problem with that?
the point is this.... Islam was and is and will the big problem for Colonialism.
so From then onwards, all of the Diabolic powers wanted to destroy a new way of thinking...
they starting a War against us... first with a toy names SADDAM Husein from Iraq.(The captives who capt from Iran force were from 24 nations, and Saddam used Lethal gases at this war that he hasn't... and those were made in USA , Germany , France and .... )
but a secret force came for Help. Iran won that war against all the power of the world.
so they created a new strategy that kill that secret force... but They can not even be close to their goal.

the sanctions against Iran has created form the start of our revolution. and that has been more or less during the time until know.
so People are accustomed to these sanctions
They continued their way with the power that will continue every day.

I'm thinking u don't know even a little about Iran and Iranian people.
so cause I love u all people, I may Upload a film that show 0.01% of Iranian power next time. If your Sanctions let

Hey u know our people want nuclear science and energy... not nuclear weapons... because all of us know that it's useless weapon.
and because of We have democracy in our Government and our Religion don't allow us to create such things, We do not even think about create nuclear weapons.
And Our goal is to eradicate colonialism in all the world.
If you come to our country you shouldn't say such thing. but I accept.
about Nuclear weapons In Iran, I have a Documentary. and I want to upload it for all of you.
it's created from a Pakistani Student who live In Iran from 2007 to 2012.

the 1st cut-sense
http://www.aparat.com/v/0fa1950b0a3c...2dc421cc219448

Originally Posted by hedayat_yafte

Hey u know our people want nuclear science and energy... not nuclear weapons... because all of us know that it's useless weapon.
and because of We have democracy in our Government and our Religion don't allow us to create such things, We do not even think about create nuclear weapons.
And Our goal is to eradicate colonialism in all the world.
If you come to our country you shouldn't say such thing. but I accept.
about Nuclear weapons In Iran, I have a Documentary. and I want to upload it for all of you.
it's created from a Pakistani Student who live In Iran from 2007 to 2012.

the 1st cut-sense
http://www.aparat.com/v/0fa1950b0a3c...2dc421cc219448

I know that Iran has needed nuclear power since the 1970s, but at this point the world does not believe that Iran isn't developing nukes..

The situation is very dangerous for everyone, including the Iranian people.

what situation????
You think that Iran wants NUKES.. But We don't think so.
and If you want our big positive point I suggest to you to see these doc....
and For a little laugh. Please see this.
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