America exempt allies from iran sanctions

Gamba la Nyoka · 2012-03-22T13:15:10+00:00

The US State Department has revealed the list of 12 countries which may be subjected to American financial sanctions for failing to cut oil imports from Iran. The number of countries was mentioned earlier on Tuesday, as Washington announced a penalty waiver for Japan and 10 EU counties which complied with American demands and reduced their purchases. However, the names of the countries were not given. Four of the countries on Americas anger list are among top 100 buyers of Iranian crude. They are China, India, South Korea and South Africa, with the first two being the two largest buyers. Also targeted by possible financial sanctions are Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Turkey. US President Barack Obama may order banks based in those countries and involved in oil trade with Iran to be cut off Americas financial system. On the other hand, he may exempt some of them from sanctions, if US national security demands it. So Americas allies like South Korea or Pakistan may dodge repercussions. Meanwhile China on Thursday slammed Americas pressure on Irans trading partners following the exemption of Japan and European countries from penalties. The Peoples Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, called the US policy misguided and selfish. "One stand-out feature of unilateralism is this: that one's own rules become the world's rules. Everyone must respect them, and if you don't, then you will be punished," the paper said in a commentary. The US is campaigning to cripple Iranian oil export as part of pressuring it into stopping uranium enrichment. In January the EU joined the sanctions with a six-month grace period, while Japan adopted a policy to reduce imports from Iran. Western countries say the Islamic Republic may be trying to build a nuclear weapon under the guise of its civilian nuclear program. Tehran rejects the allegations. Some counties including UN Security Council members Russia and China say no evidence of such intension is available and oppose economic sanctions against Iran, saying they fail to resolve the problem. The uncertainty of the situation over Iran has resulted in world oil price gradually climbing over the months. The IMF warned this week that if the flow of crude from the country is abruptly cut, the resulting price shock would deal a serious blow to the global economy. MY TAKE: AMERICA IS TRYING TO DENY ITS COMPETITORS SUCH AS CHINA SOME ENERGY SOURCE, WHILE SMARTLY ALLOWING HER MILITARY ALLIES TO ENJOY THE VERY SAME ENERGY SOURCE!- I HOPE CHINA AND INDIA WILL SEE THIS MOVE AS A MOVE AIMED AT DELAYING THEIR ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND THEY SHOULD SHRUGG OFF THESE SANCTIONS

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Start date Mar 22, 2012

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