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Switzerland lifts sanctions against Iran
Neutral Switzerland will officially lift on Thursday sanctions against Iran that had been suspended since January 2014, the government announced on Wednesday, citing a deal last month between Tehran and six big powers to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
“The Federal Council (government) wishes today’s steps to be seen as a sign of its support for the implementation of the nuclear agreement and its interest in deepening bilateral relations with Iran,” a statement said.
The deal that Iran struck with China, Russia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain aims to rein in Iran’s nuclear program in return for relief from U.N., EU and U.S. sanctions that were crippling the Islamic republic’s economy.
The Swiss sanctions had banned trade in precious metals with Iranian state bodies and set requirements to report trade in Iranian petrochemical products and the transport of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products.
Switzerland will also introduce a new exemption clause that lets Berne implement U.N. Security Council resolutions on Iran.
The government said Switzerland wished to “promote a broad political and economic exchange with Iran” but would monitor implementation of the nuclear deal.
“Should implementation of the agreement fail, the Federal Council reserves the right to reintroduce the lifted measures,” it said.
8 Comments on "Switzerland lifts sanctions against Iran"
Nony on Wed, 12th Aug 2015 8:25 pm
Good for them. I really think CH should be neutral anyways, even before.
BobInget on Wed, 12th Aug 2015 9:20 pm
Oh great, now Iran can get all the Emmentaler
it needs to complete it’s secret biological weapon*.
*Mixing pork and dairy.
Makati1 on Wed, 12th Aug 2015 9:45 pm
Hahahahahaha! Thanks BobInget, I appreciate a good laugh. ^_^
The corporate elite are salivating at the resources to plunder … er … buy in Iran. But Russia and China are already at the table with numerous deals already made. Does the West only get the scraps? Time will tell.
WTF on Thu, 13th Aug 2015 2:25 am
I think I like Iran better than Saudi Arabia. Way better Arts scene. We should support Iran in overthrowing KSA. Netanyahu won’t like it but so what. He’s a dick.
Truth Has A Liberal Bias on Thu, 13th Aug 2015 3:52 am
I wonder if the Swiisies are prepared for the backlash from Canada, I mean Israel, er what’s the diff as long as Harper is in power?
http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2015/01/15/harpers-canada-bibis-poodle/
I imagine Israel is working on a plan to evacuate the non-combatants i.e. Ultra Orthodox Jews.
rockman on Thu, 13th Aug 2015 6:19 am
For those not familiar with the Swiss they are not “neutral” and never have been. They are strictly 110% on the side of Swiss interests. They view everything thru that very simple lens. How they deal with Iran is no one else’s business as far as they are concerned.
If you’re from Texas ya gotta love a country where the govt requires every household to be armed with at least one full auto weapon. LOL.
jjhman on Thu, 13th Aug 2015 12:57 pm
But. But. But. Seventeen Republican presidential candidates and the US
Senator Schuman have promised me that if we just hold out, or maybe threaten Iran with shock and awe, we can get them to totally surrender to our leader Netanyahu. Could they all be full of s**t?
Short answer: yes
Makati1 on Thu, 13th Aug 2015 10:27 pm
WTF, I agree!