Report: Obama seeks to soften U.S. Congress sanctions on Iran

The Obama administration is worried that proposed congressional bills targeting Iran’s energy sector would harm ties with Europe, Russia and China, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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June 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »

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  1. The Obama administration fears that such legislation would harm relations with Europe, Russia and China, whose support was essential in passing on Wednesday a fourth round of UN sanctions against Iran.

    What good is their support for sanctions which are watered down and will have no effect on preventing Iran from continuing with its nuclear weapons program? But then that is precisely the point, isn’t it? Hussein obama has no interest in preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons. This is just window dressing.