Canada set to impose new sanctions against Iran

Oh yeah, save us from the ayatollahs, soften them up with ten years of sanctions and then cheer on the states while they carpet bomb em. Great plan harper, your a real hero

I nominate you to go over there and negotiate with them.

Someone explain to me these 'sanctions'. What does it mean exactly and what does it do because I'm confused. I keep hearing about 'sanctions against Iran, N.Korea' but in reality, what is it doing? What is the difference between the continuous and never ending previous sanctions and new sanctions? Is sanctions a new word to talk tough but not do anything?



They didn't do that before?????

Purchasing a country's debt?

Well, I can explain some of the American sanctions. Iran, with all of its oil, has little domestic refining capabilities. That means little diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, etc, are produced in Iran.

So, the US is telling companies if you sell Iran gas, diesel, jet fuel, etc, you can't sell or operate in the United States. Not being allowed to operate in the United States would make a lot of MNCs think twice.

sanctions are away of doing nothing yet claiming you did all that you could to stop something. It's like having a bully threaten to beat you up, and then you telling him, if he goes through with it you'll stop talking to him and not be his friend.

nobody was calling for sanctions when the Shaw was starting upa similar nuclear program which is supported by the U.S.A

Holy shit, a cable company has a nuclear program? FUCK. I better pay my bill

a typo it should be the Shah of Iran