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‘Real News From The Blaze’: Can EU Oil Embargo Against Iran Slow Nuclear Program?

The European Union began the application of oil embargo sanctions against Iran Sunday as a part of diplomatic efforts of the West to halt Tehran’s nuclear program. The Middle-Eastern nation responded with the announcement that they will begin war games involving firing missiles at models of foreign air bases. With increased tensions, Iranian military officials have threatened to “wipe [Israel] off the face of the Earth” if they are attacked.

On “Real News” Monday the panel discussed whether these sanctions can be effective, as Iran claims Europe only accounts for 18 percent of oil exports for the country. If the sanctions fail to reverse the regime’s course of action or support, could the embargo backfire by turning what is largely a pro-west civilian population against us? Stephan Yates of D.C. International Advisory joined The Blaze to break down the sanctions’ potential for regime change, how the Iranian people may react, and what we could compare the Iranian “war games” to:

Comments (38)

  • rtaylortitle
    Posted on July 4, 2012 at 11:44am

    Iran is allowed under the terms of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treat to develop nuclear fuels for the purposes of medical isotopes, power plants, etc. Under Article 4 of the NNPT, the U.S. is in violation of that treaty by not assisting Iran in that development. What better what to monitor Iran than to assist in such development and abiding by the treaty? Israel, on the other hand, has nuclear weapons (they attempted to sell them to South Africa years ago which proved they had such weapons)…an estimated 400 to 800 such weapons. They refuse to join in and sign the NNPT. WHY?
    To wage yet another war (we’re already involved in 10 wars on two continentns) is egregious and warmongering on our part! Obviously, we are NOT responding to any invasions of our nation…we are simply explanding our empire and risking nuclear war with Russia and/or China in the process.
    Romney, Obama, et al are serving two masters and placing the US as subservient master to israel and their radical, apartheid, racist, theistic government.
    Bring ALL of our troops home from the over 900+ military bases abroad in over 110 nations and garrison them on BOTH of our national borders. Peace would break-out worldwide…but that would really upset the Wall Street Banksters and money-junkies that profit on both sides of any war. They want war…they need war…and it will be a cover when the Euro collapses bringing the Dollar down with it. Reflex patriotism, illegal, unconstitutional, murderous

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  • Myron_J_Poltroonian
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 8:30pm

    And what I must ask, regarding the headline: “CAN THE EU STOP IRAN?”, is a question. Y’mean the political entity that cannot help urinating on itself is going to stand up to anyone? Really? Do tell. Since when have they done anything without being assured that we (with our military and economic might) are going to cover their sorry, inadequate, Euro “Alpha’s”? Exactly my point!!!

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  • Individualism
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 2:41pm

    yeah use something else for fuel instead of oil.

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 7:38am

    The only thing an oil embargo will do is push the Iran regime closer to war or nuclear program.

    Iran’s economy is in shambles and the people are restless. Their economy has been wrecked by embargos and sanctions. The people know it is because of the international community. You think they are going to play nice?

    When an animal is backed into a corner, they become extremely UNPREDICTABLE and the last thing you want to do is provoke it.

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  • nattybrooks
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 5:47am

    this war has been going for over two hundred yrs i.e jefferson sends troops to tripoli. suggested reading rosenbergs jihad jefferson and jesus. the weakness of our ”leaders” to confront these murderers and understand even the simplest concept of the 9th sura and placating to these clowns will inevitably lead to a third world war if not dealt with harshly and immediately.

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    • historyguy48
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 6:27am

      Well this is probably not going to end well.
      1. Only an idiot doesn’t believe that Iran has nukes. They purchased some from Russia and our ally Pakistan several years ago, along with their home made stuff.
      2. This is the seventh year of the reign of the Prince of Persia. In order to fulfil the prophecy the war must start this year, probably by August 6.
      3. We are preceived, and rightly so, as weak, especially our dictator.
      4. There’s nothing like a war to whip up public support and as a reason to suspend the elections “for the duration”.
      This is really like I’m watching a slow motion shipwreck! It’s bound to happen and there is nothing you can do to stop it.
      Be prepared for whats coming.

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    • 1TrueOne55
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 10:56am

      You got that right, a slow shipwreck because the ship has lost its rudder (GOD) and we’re drifting onto the rocks of WWIII. It was predicted nearly 2000 years ago by a man named John of the Church of Ephesus while imprisoned by the Romans on the Isle of Patmos. He had a dream and wrote it in a scroll (book) and it was translated and included by the 16th Century Catholic Church. We call it the Book of Revelation!

      It refers to the Satanic individual that will start war and then claim peace in the middle since he has devastated the Nation of Israel and he will temporarily attempt to take over the Temple in Jerusalem and then the Apocalyptic Horseman named WAR will come and plunge the Middle East into the largest military battle since WWII in a valley in the north of Israel between Jaffa and Galilee called Megiddo, in english that battle is refered to the Battle of Armageddon. It will not end the world even with all the nukes that will go off at the time but it will be so devastating that the floor of the valley will be soaked in human and animal blood so deep that the earth can’t handle the rate of soak and it will run off into the streams and Mediterranean so as to discolor and make survival harsher than normal.

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  • trueamerican40
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:37am

    Let Israel take them out. Problem solved.

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  • mercenary4freedom
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:54am

    Its a sad state, the time to take these people down is near

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  • capitalismrocks
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:30am

    This nonsense has been going on for decades, the Iranians are fanatics, they will stop at nothing to get a nuke and weld control against the other OPEC members in the region, use it as a threat against Europe to get all sanctions and controls lifted and perhaps once they have multiple nukes, use one or more against Israel and claim they had intelligence showing that Israel planned a full scale attack against them, Syria and Palestine, it’ll all be used as an excuse, all unfounded, but whats done will be done, then Iran will prepare its other nukes to launch at Europe and possibly even Saudi Arabia as a threat to the US and anyone else that any move of aggression will be met with them launching. They will then force other OPEC states to cut their production, while Iran increases theirs, generates more profit to buy more missile launch systems from China, and Russia.

    What the US needs to do is stage a string of “accidents” at Iran’s facilities, have the Bashir reactor SCRAM and go into a meltdown, cause a massive explosion at a nuke assembly plant causing their nuke to detonate. these “accidents’ will look like Iranian bumbling mistakes and mishandling, and their country will end up being irradiated and toxic, they won’t be able to ever sell another drop of oil and their nuclear program will become their blight… its a crummy way to handle things, but its that or several 10 megaton warheads leveling everything completely.

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  • Paul
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:12am

    no.

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    • mercenary4freedom
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:25am

      haha, the EU, what a joke!

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:07am

      The EU is no joke. In the 1990s they took care of the breakup of Yugoslavia all by themselves with little bloodshed. As it was in their own back yard, their mighty militaries needed no help.

      /sarc off

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  • Jerry Frey
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:12am

    Any one who believes talks will prevent the Iranian theocracy from their “right” to build a bomb is a WaPo
    liberal.

    http://napoleonlive.info/what-i-think/mullahs-want-the-bomb/

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  • CrawfishFestival2
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:45am

    The Iranian Bomb, The Song:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwrel&v=wuEhhPbAAdA&NR=1

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:23am

    Slow it down? You have to be kidding me, Obama has already made exceptions for India/China and many other nations save for Europe. Now many can understand why Obama gave Libya, which supplies a fair portion of Europes oil, to the radical Islamists; they can dominate Europe into any compromises easily over the sake of free movement of oil.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:23am

    “Can EU Oil Embargo Against Iran Slow Nuclear Program?”

    No.

    Hillary (it takes a jihad) Clinton has already said the purpose of the oil embargo is to bring Iran to the table for talks. Talks never work with these people and they use talks for delaying tactics only.

    Two words;

    12th Imam or should I just say The Madhi?

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 2:53am

      The problem with the 12 Imam thing is Iran really has no real way to pull it off. They have weak army. Numbers do not mean anything anymore. They have weak technology. They dont have a nuke. If they did you know we would have already attacked or they would have used it. They dont have a deployment system. The technology to fire a missile with a nuclear warhead is very advanced. The North Koreans who are much farther along in missile tech just completely failed. Iran’s current scud missile cannot even hit Israel with a non nuclear warhead.

      Now you will say well it doesnt have to be a missile. Very true, but why would a terrorist go to Iran for a bomb. They would have to know its under watch from both the US and Israeli intel groups. It would be silly to risk the operation using Iran.

      As far as the standard military Israel has enough firepower(not even including nuclear) to take out the entire middle east solo. They use our equipment. Their pilots train here. Guys with Ak-47s have a hard time shooting down f-16s and f-15s. As you can tell in our past few wars we only lose troops when we put them on the ground.

      So yes I understand what the idea behind the 12th Imam is, its just not possible any time in the near future.

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    • JACKTHETOAD
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 4:02am

      Revolution makes strange bedfellows.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 4:42am

      Mutiny
      They use our equipment. Their pilots train here. Guys with Ak-47s have a hard time shooting down f-16s and f-15
      ___

      Update. One the Russian have sold them air defense artillery & missiles.

      Two massed fire of any calibre has a good chance of bring down air craft once the go low to avoid missiles. Air defense in Vietnam had 3 levels. the lowest level was the smallest calibre.

      I bet if we looked at Janes Defense Weekly or Aviation Week & searched archives we can see what they have bought or developed since 1979.

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  • Mutiny
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:23am

    Lets start another war \o/ / \o/. We can afford it. Sanctions are acts of war.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:36am

      We are Preditors… War is what we do… and if we did not, we would turn inward and kill each other (more than we do now)!

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:58am

      lukerw
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:36am

      We are Preditors… War is what we do
      ==================================

      NO!

      War is what the Soviet Union did…….

      Peace and liberty is what America’s Founding Fathers wished for more than anything:

      ————————————-
      “Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few. In war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended; its influence in dealing out offices, honors, and emoluments is multiplied; and all the means of seducing the minds, are added to those of subduing the force, of the people. The same malignant aspect in republicanism may be traced in the inequality of fortunes, and the opportunities of fraud, growing out of a state of war, and in the degeneracy of manners and of morals engendered by both. No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.”

      -James Madison, April 20, 1795

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    • lukerw
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:52am

      @KID…
      1801-1805, US fights First Foreign War against Muslims under Thomas Jefferson… and our War History continues from there.

      Grow up! Speeches never reflect Actions!

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 2:38am

      I have no problems with war if we are under a real threat. The problem is the wars we are fighting right now are for one purpose. They are being used to bankrupt us. Once the dollar is off oil(bankruptcy would cause this) the IMF can put in the SDR global currency. Once in place a globe government is put into place for stability.

      Now lets look at our last couple of wars and see who has actually been a threat to our nation and people like the Barbary pirates.

      Iran
      Syria
      Iraq
      Pakistan
      Afghanistan
      Libya
      Yemen
      Korea
      Somalia
      Yugoslavia

      None of these nations actually attacked us or were of any real threat to us.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:11am

      Afghanistan

      “While in Afghanistan, the Taliban government tasked al-Qaeda with the training of Brigade 055, an elite part of the Taliban’s army from 1997–2001.”
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda#Jihad_in_Afghanistan

      Point is Al Qaeda & the Taliban were joined at the hip. When we asked Afghanistan to extradite Usama to the U.S. after 9111, they refused.

      What the heck were you saying?

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:22am

      1953 Mutual Defense Treaty

      Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America

      Signed at Washington: October 1, 1953
      Entered into Force: November 17, 1954

      http://www.usfk.mil/usfk/sofa.1953.mutual.defense.treaty.76

      So North Korea is no problem, because … because, because we always run out on our defense treaties?

      Is that it?

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:37am

      Iraq:

      Just in case you forgot. President Clinton acted upon this. Ambassador Albright presented evidence at the UN to the plot.

      Bush assassination plotters released
      http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/08/bush-assassination-plotters-released/1#.T_KeOdnml6o

      http://hnn.us/articles/1000.html

      http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1019-05.htm

      Don”t forget the whole Terry Nichols/ Phillipines/ Muslim terrorist angle. There is evidence that Iraq was involved there.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:42am

      Hammer Time

      About Iraq

      Law Suit Describes Case for Iraq’s Involvement in Oklahoma City Bombing
      http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/3/17/134303.shtml

      “When the Murrah Building was bombed, said the plaintiffs, Abdul Hakim Murad, in a prison cell in New York City awaiting trial for his part in the plot to bomb five American 747 aircraft, admitted verbally on April 19, 1995 and in writing that Ramzi Youssef’s “liberation army” was responsible for the Murrah Building bombing.”

      “Plaintiffs assert that this quantum leap in technical expertise occurred during Nichols’ last trip to the Philippines.”

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 4:48am

      lukerw
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:52am

      @KID…
      1801-1805, US fights First Foreign War against Muslims under Thomas Jefferson… and our War History continues from there.
      ========================================

      So does our bankruptcy!:

      —————————————————
      1812: The First Test of Debt

      The War of 1812 was financed mainly through the use of borrowed funds. Total public debt increased from $45.2 million on January 1, 1812, to $119.2 million as of September 30, 1815.
      http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/history/1800.htm

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 7:44am

      bread and circuses

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 8:15am

      @Kid

      “Peace and liberty is what America’s Founding Fathers wished for more than anything”

      Except it was Madison that campaigned on going to war with England and upon becoming President did just that.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 8:36am

      @therealconservative
      Yup. It started to unravel after Washington. America became hellbent on acquiring territory by whatever means possible

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on July 3, 2012 at 12:11am

    It will slow the sodomy of goats and will reduce the supply of KY Jelly. It could also force them to adopt green energy, thus slowly bankrupting their economy until they are at our level. Ha, go green energy, reducing countries to rubble, one watt at a time.

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    • docgreen
      Posted on July 3, 2012 at 1:08am

      Speking of Green Energy has anyone seen the Latest about the Navy going Green? Well they want to use Biofuel. It just happens that Biofuel costs 26.00 plus compared to 3.50 for Fuel! So tell me do you think this is a Great Idea when were more than 16 trillion in the red? And that number doesn’t include the New Death Care obama has implemented and or the Federal Reserve! If ya start adding in those, we probably owe 100 trillion in debt! It just shows you obama and his admin don’t care about money! Their initiative is to spend us into bolivian! Their Green agenda supersedes all logical thinking! And more than likely our Govt is probably giving these people Billions in subsodies and billions more to work on these products! So the Real cost is even more expensive!…….

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  • lukerw
    Posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:31pm

    Can you fix Crazy… by Fiat or Budget?

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