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Titolo: UN poised to pass Iran sanctions despite threat (Reuters)

Si incomincia a ballare. Utile dare un'occhiata alle borse in questi 
giorni, visto le minacce allo stretto di  Hormuz.
Am.
UN poised to pass Iran sanctions despite threat
· Ahmadinejad warns of immediate retaliation
· US and Britain step up naval presence in Gulf 
Ewen MacAskill and Richard Norton-Taylor
Friday December 22, 2006
The Guardian 
The United Nations security council is finally expected to pass a 
resolution today to impose international sanctions on Iran for the first 
time since the 1979 revolution, a punitive move that will heighten 
diplomatic tensions and risks a military confrontation in the Gulf.
Iran has threatened immediate retaliation, even though the proposed 
sanctions have been significantly watered down this week. Tehran's 
options include withdrawal from the International Atomic Energy Agency, 
the UN nuclear watchdog, which would mean Iran would conduct its nuclear 
programme free from international monitoring, and possible closure of 
the Strait of Hormuz, the channel for 20% of the world's oil supplies.
Western diplomats think that the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 
and his colleagues are bluffing but, just in case, the US announced this 
week it is reinforcing its fleet in the Gulf.
The British government is also increasing its naval presence. Two 
minehunters arrived in Bahrain on Tuesday but the Ministry of Defence 
said their deployment was mainly for training with Gulf states and "not 
to counter any increased threat". Tony Blair, on a visit to the Middle 
East this week, portrayed Iran as a major threat.
The resolution will impose extremely limited restrictions on 
international travel on Iranians associated with the nuclear programme, 
a freeze on their overseas assets and a ban on nuclear-related exports. 
Western officials yesterday predicted that a draft resolutionwould be 
voted on today in New York, bringing to an end six months of 
negotiations.
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, who 
is responsible for nuclear negotiations, was quoted by an Iranian news 
agency yesterday as saying that Iran would not be deflected by the 
sanctions. "The nature of this resolution is not capable of pressuring 
Iran, and Iran will give an appropriate response to it," Mr Larijani 
said, adding: "This behaviour will just create more problems." He said 
that Iran would review its cooperation with the IAEA and look at other 
political, economic and cultural options.
Closure of the Strait of Hormuz would push up oil prices and increase 
chances of a military clash, but the Iranians might decide such an 
option is too dangerous. Mr Ahmadinejad was also dismissive about the 
impact of sanctions. "America and some European countries know well that 
they are incapable of doing anything against the Iranian nation," he 
said.
The security council has been deadlocked over an Iran resolution since 
it was first proposed before the summer. The US has been seeking tough 
measures while Russia and China, both of which have close economic ties 
with Iran, have been arguing in favour of the weakest possible measures. 
Britain and France have been occupying the middle ground, trying to 
achieve a consensus, and are the co-authors of the resolution.
Diplomats said yesterday that Washington was unhappy with the outcome, 
feeling the Europeans had conceded too much ground to Russia, which 
squeezed compromises out of London and Paris on Wednesday. Instead of an 
outright travel ban on senior Iranians working at nuclear plants, Russia 
secured a compromise in which each country would retain discretion over 
who should be banned.
Items to be banned include all that relate to uranium-enrichment, which 
is a step on the way to achieving a nuclear weapons capability, or 
ballistic missiles. Again, Russia obtained a compromise leaving this to 
the discretion of each country, though exports will have to be reported 
to the UN sanctions committee. Funds and financial assets owned overseas 
by organisations working on thenuclear programme are to be frozen.

 East this week, portrayed Iran as a major threat.
che cagasotto il cagnolino ammaestrato blair, non ha nemmeno il
coraggio di ammettere che manda delle barchette pure lui per imitare il
suo padrone di washington. LOL!!!

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Bravo Somarenko, hai notato? Stile diverso, si manda discretamente. 
Scommetto che c'e' gia' qualche sottomarino brit negli stretti di Hormuz.
Am.

amalric ha scritto:
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Prendi la tua vasca da bagno e recati in quelle acque perigliose,magari
viene fuori che hai la stoffa di un Nelson :)

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Nessun bisogno. Mi basta sapere che D'Alema ha preso il mare con la 
Ikarus, e mi sento in una botte di ferro...
LOL!
Am.

 Scommetto che c'e' gia' qualche sottomarino brit negli stretti di Hormuz.
pensa se l'iran lo mandera' a picco, per errore si intende...
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 pensa se l'iran lo mandera' a picco, per errore si intende...
Li conosco. Cercheranno di evitare di vaporizzare Shiraz o altra citta' 
d'arte...
Am.

amalric ha scritto:
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ora giochi a fare il mosley-stranamore, cagasotto del Pincio?
ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sotto Natale ti puoi dimenticare del Pincio, oppure immaginati che ci 
siano le renne e che abbia nevicato, o che ci siano solo le marionette e 
il Cinema dei Piccoli.
Auguri.
Am.