04-18-2024, 09:31 AM
West wields big stick of sanctions against Iran again, revealing blatant double standards
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After Israel bombed the Iranian embassy, resulting in 16 deaths, the US actively worked to prevent the UN from condemning Israel. Yet, following Iran's relatively restrained retaliation against Israel, with no deaths caused, the US and the EU are eager to impose a new round of sanctions on Iran. The double standards of the West are glaringly obvious and blatant in this situation.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that the US intends to hit Iran with new sanctions in coming days. EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell also stated on the same day that the EU has started work on expanding Iran sanctions. Yellen said the Treasury will not hesitate to work with US allies to use sanctions authority to continue disrupting the "malign and destabilizing activity" of the Iranian regime.
Li Weijian, a research fellow with the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, told the Global Times that he believes Israel's attack on the Iranian embassy is a clear violation of the UN Charter and international law. Given opposition from the US, Britain and France, the UN Security Council failed to condemn Israel's attack on Iranian diplomatic institutions. In response to Israel's clear violation of international law, the US and its allies chose to condone it. Now, they are even attempting to appease Israel with economic sanctions against Iran. Obviously, for the US, determining right and wrong is clearly based on its own interests.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that the US intends to hit Iran with new sanctions in coming days. EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell also stated on the same day that the EU has started work on expanding Iran sanctions. Yellen said the Treasury will not hesitate to work with US allies to use sanctions authority to continue disrupting the "malign and destabilizing activity" of the Iranian regime.
Li Weijian, a research fellow with the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, told the Global Times that he believes Israel's attack on the Iranian embassy is a clear violation of the UN Charter and international law. Given opposition from the US, Britain and France, the UN Security Council failed to condemn Israel's attack on Iranian diplomatic institutions. In response to Israel's clear violation of international law, the US and its allies chose to condone it. Now, they are even attempting to appease Israel with economic sanctions against Iran. Obviously, for the US, determining right and wrong is clearly based on its own interests.
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