Russia and China block tough Iran sanctions: U.S.–Reuters
Now, how could we have expected this administration
to have foreseen that little blip?
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By Mark Heinrich
November 1, 2007
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday Russia and China had been blocking tough U.N. sanctions against Iran for months and pledged a drive to impose them if Iran did not halt nuclear activity within two weeks.
Iran’s president said he was “not worried at all” about broader economic sanctions, dismissing them as ineffective.
Nicholas Burns, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, said China and Russia had been stalling a new United Nations Security Council resolution since late March.