"In a number of stories in China's top newspapers today, the US has been slammed
for its moves to restrict Iran's oil trade which could see Chinese banks
sanctioned. As The
People's Daily noted, Hong Lei (a Foreign Ministry spokesperson)
warned such unilateral action was not only wrong but could exacerbate
the stand-off over Iran's nuclear program. Arguing that China 'imports
oil based on its economic development needs' without violating relevant
resolutions of the UN Security Council and undermining the third party's and
international community's interests, he noted China will not accept the
practice of saddling unilateral sanctions on the third country. Adding
to this, China
Daily notes the typical UN blah-dom of Wang Min's comments of the "more
pragmatic importance to be firmly committed to dialogue and negotiations in
order to properly solve the Iranian nuclear issue". While China is clearly
'disappointed' in the US efforts, Russia
turns the dial to 11 with its comments that the US efforts are inflaming, as
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday, "Scientists in
nearly all countries....are convinced that strikes may slow down the Iranian
nuclear program. But they will never cancel it, close it down or eliminate
it" warning that Iran will have no option but to develop nuclear
weapons should the US strike. Well you can't please all the people all the time
eh? Just ask Ben..."
at http://www.zerohedge.com/news/china-russia-voice-us-iran-ire
at http://www.zerohedge.com/news/china-russia-voice-us-iran-ire
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