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British envoy: Iran is getting weaker
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The West needs to convince ordinary Iranians that it cares as much about peace in the Middle East and political freedom inside Iran as it does about the threat posed by Tehran’s nuclear program, Britain’s envoy to the United States said in a speech today before Jewish leaders in Miami, Florida. Free Iran: Absolutely!
The address by British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald appeared calculated to reinforce the Obama administration’s attempts to prod Israel into pursuing a new round of political talks with the Palestinians. He also called for greater patience to allow U.S. and European governments time to show they can rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions without resorting to the use of force.
“We need to work with our allies in the region to contain Iran’s unhelpful influence and increase the price to Iran of its dangerous behavior. Properly handled, this can help us on the nuclear file,” Sheinwald told a gathering of the American Jewish Committee of Miami/Broward County. “Most importantly, progress on the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians will … help squeeze Iranian political space.”
The call for patience comes as the U.N. Security Council appears stalled by China from moving ahead on a new round of sanctions. France’s Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said it may take until June before the council can approve new sanctions.
Sheinwald said that Tehran’s motivation for pursuing an alleged nuclear weapons program has roots in Iraq’s use of chemical and ballistic missiles against Iranian targets during the Iran-Iraq war. The experience, he said, “left many Iranians feeling that they needed their own deterrent. The nuclear issue is a nationalist issue inside Iran.”
…Sheinwald said that financial and economic sanctions have hit Iran where it hurts — in the financial sector and oil sectors. The oil industry –which accounts for 80 percent of Iran’s exports and 50 percent of government revenues — saw a 10 percent decline in levels of production and exports. And Iranian banks have seen a steep decline in international business. For instance, Bank Sepah has seen an 80 percent drop in foreign exchange transactions and a 100 percent drop in lines of credit.
“I am acutely conscious that we are up against an Iranian nuclear clock and that the Iranians remain defiant,” he said. “But in international relations there are rarely overnight solutions to complex problems, and patience is usually a virtue.”
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