Russia and China's support means @realDonaldTrump’s goal of isolating Iran to pressure it to return to the negotiating table and craft a more favorable deal to the U.S. isn’t viable. Isolation only works when it's reinforced by the international community.
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Told @TIME: There’s so much friction between #Iran, the U.S. and their respective allies throughout the region that a single miscalculation could result in a confrontation that could easily spiral out of control. https://t.co/LmZGgCLHYh
#Iran’s central banker was fired in the first senior shake-up since the U.S. withdrew from the #IranDeal. Dismissed official, Valiollah Seif, was governor of the central bank for 5 years & widely assailed for his mismanagement of Iran’s monetary policy. https://t.co/rHP5SRUdM1
To Iranian President Rouhani: LOSING MY SIGHT, LOSING MY MIND, WISH SOMEBODY WOULD TELL ME I’M FINE, NOTHING’S ALRIGHT, NOTHING IS FINE, I’M RUNNING AND IM CRYING. CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES, THIS IS MY LAST RESORT.
For those who have a hard time following @SecPompeo speech:
Khomeini = Khamenei
Convention = confession
Resolution = revolution
Abadinenad = Ahmadinejad
IRG = IRGC
That place = Iran
#Russia is considering a plan to trade Iranian #oil for Russian goods. Some described the oil-for-goods suggestion as humiliating, with some even arguing that it is the start of a Russian endeavor to isolate and later betray #Iran. https://t.co/y4p7mRRfEe
The main weapon the #EU has developed is an updated version of a blocking statute, which forbids European companies from complying w US measures. Lawyers & diplomats share doubts over the effectiveness of a tool that has never been properly tested. #Iran https://t.co/rM21ZyWYR7
"We've seen this in the past. #Turkey will not comply with U.S. #sanctions. It will not stop importing Iranian gas and #oil... Maybe the Turkish banks will be more careful because of what happened to #Halkbank, but that's about it." #Iran https://t.co/2n9zDZolDY
"It’s a bit of an uphill fight to get #China to abide by U.S. sanctions... If I were the Chinese, I would bring in these trade issues... It’s not in China’s narrow economic interest to stop buying #oil from #Iran.”
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