Hillary Clinton pushes new sanctions on Iran over nuclear porograms

January 27, 2010

The United States is try to get other world powers to consider putting new and more powerful number of sanctions against Iran for its global defiance over its nuclear program. During one of the meetings in London on Yemen and Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making it aware for the sanctions by having talks with foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China, Italy, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The push for new sanctions comes as Iran continues to stall on a deal that has the United Nations on its side, on its nuclear program.The country had until the end of 2009 to accept the deal offered, which consists of permanent U.N. Security Council members from Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, plus Germany. But instead Iran countered, giving the West until the end of January to accept its own proposal.

But even though with all this effort China has emerged as the main spoiler in this effort to apply new sanctions against Iran. Beijing refused to send a delegate to meetings earlier this month on Iran, suggesting it did not support the new ideas.

Reflection:

When I first read saw this article I agree with Hilary Clinton's act to put on new sanctions in order to at least try and get Iran to disassemble their nuclear facilities. What struck me about this article is that china is the main factor which is stopping the U.N from applying new sanctions on Iran. The only bias perspectives that i can see is how China and other countries or opposed to the idea of new sanctions, for if they didn't take Iran's side we might be closer to submitting Iran to getting rid of their nuclear programs.

Evidence:

-"We believe that there is a growing understanding in the international community that Iran should face consequences for its defiance of international obligations," Clinton

Questions:

1. Why doesn't China approve of the new sanctions or new ideas against Iran?

2. What does Iran mean by "giving the west until the end of January to accept its own proposal"?

All information from:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/27/clinton.iran.nuclear/index.html?iref=allsearch

Dougherty, Jill and Labott, Elise. "Clinton Pushes for New Sanctions on Iran Over Nuclear Program". CNN 30 Jan. 2010