Antinuclear

Australia’s trade sanctions against Iran

Australia is pretty good at posturing as a leader in nuclear weapons non-proliferation.  Trouble is, Australia is also a leader in selling nuclear fuel to several nuclear weapons countries.

Australia unveils unilateral Iran sanctions , PRESSTV, 15 Jun 2010 Less than a week after the UN Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions against Iran, Australia says it is planning unilateral punitive measures.

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Tuesday that the ‘autonomous’ sanctions would target a bank and a shipping company, as well as blacklisting a commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

“These new measures put Australia at the forefront of efforts to persuade Iran to reverse its current path of confrontation with the international community,” Smith said in a statement………The move comes amid escalated US and European efforts to mount pressure on Tehran over Western allegations that the country’s nuclear program may not be entirely civilian.

Australia unveils unilateral Iran sanctions

June 16, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, weapons and war | antinuclear, Australia, nuclear weapons