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US of waging ‘psychological war’ against Iran
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Iranian FM says the US was targeting Iran and its business partners but Washington would not achieve its goals.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused the United States of waging a “psychological war” against Tehran and its business partners.
US sanctions were re-imposed on August 7, just months after US President Donald Trump withdrew from the multilateral Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal.
“[America’s] focus is on a psychological war against Iran and its business partners,” Javad Zarif said in comments reported on Sunday by the Iranian Tasnim news agency.
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The nuclear agreement, which was implemented in 2016, would see Iran reduce its capacity to develop nuclear weapons in exchange for limited sanctions relief.
Its signatories included the US, the European Union (EU), several world powers, and Iran. At the time, it was thought to be one of former US President Barack Obama’s biggest diplomatic achievements.
But despite the US withdrawal, other parties to the accord are trying to find ways to save the agreement.
The EU has vowed to protect companies dealing with Iran and has urged Iran to continue keeping its side of the bargain.
Trump wants a broader deal, which addresses issues such as Iran’s missile programme and its involvement in several Middle Eastern conflicts, such as in Syria and Yemen.
Trump’s decision to withdraw from the accord has hurt the US, said Zarif, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA).
“From the time that Trump announced the withdrawal from the nuclear deal, America has not been able to reach its goals,” said Zarif.
Iran’s foreign minister also said the nuclear deal has led to political conflict within Iran.
“There are some in the country who, instead of laying the groundwork for using the opportunities presented by the nuclear deal, chose a political fight. And this political fight led to despair and disappointment.”
Hardline critics of the deal have lashed out at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani after the US’s withdrawal, claiming the agreement was a form of capitulation.
56 Comments on "US of waging ‘psychological war’ against Iran"
makati1 on Sun, 26th Aug 2018 6:44 pm
The Us is frustrated because they lost Iran in 1979 after controlling it for only 26 years.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/03/31/the-key-moments-in-the-long-history-of-u-s-iran-tensions/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8af40a6dd570
They have been desperate to get it back. 150 billion barrels of oil may be the reason why.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-largest-oil-reserves-by-country.html
Not going to happen! The Us was lucky in 1953. Now, it is only frustrated.
makati1 on Sun, 26th Aug 2018 8:15 pm
“…we’ve got an obligation to care, we being citizens in an ostensibly free country and all. Everything the US government does overseas, every special forces raid, every bomb sold, every refueling mission completed and every drone strike executed, is done in our name.”
https://original.antiwar.com/Danny_Sjursen/2018/08/20/dying-for-what-a-tour-of-fruitless-american-killing-and-sacrifice/
“Make no mistake: the people under all those U.S.-dropped, sold, or supported bombs know full well that America is involved, complicit even. From West Africa to South Asia, the ongoing (is it time to admit it’s never-ending?) US war-on-terror or whatever we’re calling it now, kills, maims, and traumatizes others and occasionally still sacrifices our own men and women. That most of this occurs in towns and villages that the dead soldiers’ families can’t pronounce or locate on a map is instructive. Fact: perpetual war is a disease to democracy that generates the apathy and numbness we should all be ashamed of.” Nuff said.
makati1 on Sun, 26th Aug 2018 9:01 pm
For the McCain lovers…
“Investigating John McCain’s Tragedy at Sea”
“Do NOT Let Them Make A Saint Of This Asshole”
“McCain’s “Legacy” Lives On: What “Legacy” Is That?”
“Best Way to Say Farewell to McCain: Piss on His Grave”
http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/
I like the last one. LOL
Duncan Idaho on Sun, 26th Aug 2018 9:05 pm
Wow, another rice farmer viewer.
makati1 on Sun, 26th Aug 2018 9:35 pm
Duncan, yep! It saves me from looking at a lot of sites everyday. I can see a lot of them all on one page. Like ZeroHedge, Globalresearch, SHTF plan, Journalneo, Theburningplatform, etc.
onlooker on Sun, 26th Aug 2018 10:34 pm
1 Billion killed by Capitalism and its principles especially greed ,private wealth/property and its imperial/growth mandate.
http://www.sciforums.com/threads/the-death-tolls-of-socialism-and-capitalism.114760/
MASTERMIND on Sun, 26th Aug 2018 11:54 pm
Becoming Serfs
The elites divert attention from their pillage by blaming foreign countries such as China or undocumented workers for the economic demise of the working class.
“It’s a classic ploy of crooked politicians stuck with a problem of their own making, blaming somebody else,” Wolff said. “We take the poor 10 or 11 million immigrants in this country with questionable legal status and we demonize them. We scapegoat them. They couldn’t possibly account for the difficulties in this economy. Throwing them out does not fundamentally change the dynamics of the economy. It’s childishly easy to show this. But it’s good theater. ‘I am smiting the foreigner.’ ”
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/becoming-serfs/
Sum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 1:31 am
MAkati1,
You ass hole comminest pos, John McCain is a Hero, ALL America to piss on your ancestors and your masters ancestors graves.
Trump is going to kick Mullah’s asses so hard that Iranians will be hanging them by their balls from light poles of Iran.
Sum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 1:36 am
Mastermind,
What you’re describing is Mullah’s in Iran with bankrupt economy.
Scapegoating Economy? Signs of Hiring in every city in USA, You must be a paid troll also. Whenever you started housing your neighbours and feeding them then accept USA to open the floodgate.
DerHundistLos on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 2:40 am
Sum-
The Mullah’s permanently evicted the shah’s corrupt cronies from Iran. You will never be allowed to return to Persia. Accept this reality.
You are advised to learn from the brilliant Persian strategist and King, Xerxes. Whenever possible, Xerxes employed his superior intellect to defeat his enemies, thus preserving Persian manpower and treasury for greater expansion of the Persian empire.
Dr. Tariq Aziz on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 2:52 am
To SUM:
I instruct you to silence your insolent, damning language. I wish you were now in my country. You already are arrested and punished of the severest nature.
Who is your identity for real, please [name, nation of origin, location, contact information for continuation of communication]. You’re information is protected.
makati1 on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 3:27 am
I suspect that Sum is another Davy clone. Notice the similarity when he cannot refute the assertion? Regressing to immature putdowns?
McClain was a Us traitor that was only saved by his elite father, from being jailed when he returned from Vietnam. He should have spent the rest of his insane life behind bars, not meddling in government.
Cloggie on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 3:42 am
“Trump is going to kick Mullah’s asses so hard that Iranians will be hanging them by their balls from light poles of Iran.”
You wish, Summie boy.
Sum wants to hijack the US army for his purposes, so Secular Sum and his palls can take over the Persian tax farm, with Sum volunteering to become America’s next Shah puppet.
Not going to happen, SCO will not stand idly by this time, like they did in 2003 with the US rape of Iraq, which was a failure btw.. And the EU will frustrate US efforts as well.
With a little luck, Brexit and Iran will cause the termination of NATO, the West and US empire, although the US will a acquire the UK as a full blown colony, that will face complete mongrelization if after Trump, European America will fail to insurrect and the deep state will return with a vengeance and endeavour to finish off whitey completely so these Trump accidents can never happen again.
Sum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 4:07 am
Shut up Mak. When you try so hard you just look desperate and stupid. Looks like I pissed you off. I probably ruined your Third World dinner.
davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 4:10 am
Nice job, Sum, calling out Third World for what he represents. Nice to have a like minded ally.
onlooker on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 4:15 am
Yep, Mak. Sum is Davy. Notice the telltale phrase “shut up”. Also by a strange coincidence Davy is not posting right now. Sum has not posted yet knows you live in third world. Finally of course defending US
deadly on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 4:28 am
For your information, Tariq Aziz was raised Catholic.
Cloggie on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 5:00 am
@deadly – yes Baath Iraq was a secular socialist dictatorship, where types like Aziz could thrive.
“Shut up Mak. When you try so hard you just look desperate and stupid. Looks like I pissed you off. I probably ruined your Third World dinner.”
Haha, busted. Yes this is Davy allright. Three minutes later he posts support for “Sum” under his own nick.lol
He did something similar a few weeks ago, when he acted like a female feminist SJW with a French name, but was exposed by an admin. I am sure Davy now used a proxy.
So Davy supports an attack against Iran. Revealing. Davy gets a hard one every time the US navy bombards something.
Davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 5:22 am
“I suspect that Sum is another Davy clone.”
LOL, billy is playing “I need attention game”. billy, why not try be intellectual with a comment worth debating then you will hear from me.
Davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 5:26 am
“Haha, busted. Yes this is Davy allright. Three minutes later he posts support for “Sum” under his own nick.lol He did something similar a few weeks ago, when he acted like a female feminist SJW with a French name, but was exposed by an admin. I am sure Davy now used a proxy. So Davy supports an attack against Iran. Revealing. Davy gets a hard one every time the US navy bombards something.”
Another lonely old man craving attention reaching out to me for a fight. I am not playing along with your extremist games lately. I am making an effort to clean the board up. You extremist lunatics can’t be changed anyway. Nothing will change your obsessions. When I speak it is me. I do not play the games you speak of. I don’t have time. I could give a shit about your Iranian conversation or I would debate it. You guys are seriously bored. Do you long for the days when I debated you and handed you your ass?
Davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 5:32 am
“davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 4:10 am
Nice job, Sum, calling out Third World for what he represents. Nice to have a like minded ally.
onlooker on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 4:15 am Yep, Mak. Sum is Davy. Notice the telltale phrase “shut up”. Also by a strange coincidence Davy is not posting right now. Sum has not posted yet knows you live in third world. Finally of course defending US”
Somebody is using my handle. Onlooker, do you want some of what I have to offer?
Davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 5:40 am
“Not Commercially Viable” – British Airways, Air France, KLM Axe Flights To Iran”
https://tinyurl.com/yb9yr7b9
“A British Airways (BA) spokesperson announced the move, which comes after the latest round US sanctions went into effect against Iran this month: “We are suspending our London to Tehran service as the operation is currently not commercially viable.”
“Meanwhile Air France and KLM have also announced the cancellation all flights to Tehran, with the last Air France flight on Sept. 18. Air France had already drastically cut its operations to Iran as it transferred all connections to its low-cost airline Joon this summer, and was down to one flight per week from the prior usual of three.”
“They join a growing list of other major firms that have recently curbed or halted business in Iran include French energy giant Total, Germany’s Siemens, French and German automotive manufacturers PSA and Daimler, the world’s largest shipping firm Maersk, French aircraft manufacturer Airbus, Germany’s engineering and rail consortium Deutsche Bank, as well as the German insurer Allianz..”
“And on November 7th phase 2 takes effect, mainly targeting Iran’s oil exports, which could prove the final death blow to Iran’s already downward spiraling economy.”
makati1 on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 5:44 am
Yep, onlooker, Sum is another Davy sock puppet. The personality is there 200%. And, as you said, Sum seems to know a lot about me that would not be possible for a newcomer. Just another asshole to ignore.
Cloggie on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 5:56 am
“Not Commercially Viable” – British Airways, Air France, KLM Axe Flights To Iran”
Empire Dave is celebrating the power the US still holds over European companies, he thinks about nothing else. He knows there is no moral justification for the upcoming slaughter of Iran, but empire dave supports it anyway, as he opines that the entire world belongs to the US, although he won’t admit as much, so he hides behind “Sum”. It is difficult to decide who of both millimind or empire dave is the most disgusting mass murder apologist on this board.
Davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 6:00 am
“Yep, onlooker, Sum is another Davy sock puppet. The personality is there 200%. And, as you said, Sum seems to know a lot about me that would not be possible for a newcomer. Just another asshole to ignore.”
billy, are you so bored that you have to play social media games? Do you long for the old days of a board in turmoil? I think you liked those days because of all the attention you got. I am not playing. I am contributing and hopefully we can drag this blog out of the gutter.
Davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 6:05 am
“Empire Dave is celebrating the power the US still holds over European companies, he thinks about nothing else.”
I am reporting valid news, neder. Do you have a problem with that? This is a significant change and why have you not mentioned it?
“He knows there is no moral justification for the upcoming slaughter of Iran, but empire dave supports it anyway, as he opines that the entire world belongs to the US, although he won’t admit as much, so he hides behind “Sum”. It is difficult to decide who of both millimind or empire dave is the most disgusting mass murder apologist on this board.”
Illogical drama of another social media junkie. The extremist here want turmoil. They want a board war and petty fights. It is these circumstances that allow their extremist messages to flourish. If you debate these guys they fold. Neder, do you care to comment on the significance of this new Iranian trade shift or do you just want to attack the messenger. You are upset because reality is not supposed to work this way.
Cloggie on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 6:10 am
“Extremist” is the only word empire dave can come up with in his feeble attemp to justify the upcoming mass murder.
You’re a planetary cancer dave, that needs to be destroyed.
Davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 6:17 am
neder, you are confusing the macro geopolitical world with the micro world of individuals. I think you are starting to go off the deep end. You spend so much time blogging your extremism your life has entered a fantasy world much like kids go through when they play their virtual video games. Besides neder, who attack who today? I got up made my coffee and came on here to contribute. What I find is uninitiated attacks by billy, onlooker, and the nederlander. This makes me wonder if you guys miss the days of excitement when we had serious character battles. Are you guys really that board. Have you run out of things to say? Extremism works that way. Extremism needs conflict to maintain its adrenalin.
JuanP on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 6:23 am
“Europe working on payment system alternative to SWIFT and banking alternative to IMF”
https://www.rt.com/business/436921-germany-swift-us-relations-sanctions/
Well, the Europeans are a little bit behind the curve. The Russians have been using their own interbank payment system for official government payments for months. This system could replace SWIFT globally overnight if needed. Asia has the AIIB and BRICS has the NDB. If the goal of all these sanctions and tariffs against Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, Europe, and others is to further deglobalization and create alternatives to US dominated institutions they are working great.
I see a big split in the global financial system as inevitable now as I expect the US government to continue its insane policies of applying illegal sanctions against other countries to continue getting worse. At some point the US dollar and the US economy will experience a devastating collapse. I have been preparing for that for years.
JuanP on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 6:31 am
“EU must no longer depend on US for security – Macron”
https://www.rt.com/news/436925-macron-eu-security-us/
Good luck with that. Europe has essentially been a US colony and occupied territory since WWII. The only way for Europe to overcome this would be to dissolve NATO, expel all US troops from their territory, and deny the US military, security, and intelligence services acces to its bases, airspace, communications systems, and other infrastructure. I don’t see that happening yet, though it will inevitably happen in the future.
JuanP on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 6:40 am
“Germany should recalibrate partnership with US – German FM”
https://www.rt.com/news/436918-germany-recalibrate-us-partnership/
Yes, they should. The first step would be to leave NATO and expel all the occupying US military forces on German territory. Until they do that they will remain a US puppet.
JuanP on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 6:48 am
“Latest batch of US sanctions against Russia comes into effect”
https://www.rt.com/business/436912-us-sanctions-russia-sanctions-effect/
This is great news for me and Russia. I want both countries to split completely and we are slowly but surely getting there thanks to all the illegal US sanctions based on lies. Russia ha never been better off than it is now, and it is becoming stronger and more united, self sufficient, and independent every single day. I look forward to Russia’s countermeasures which are sure to be smart and asymmetrical, and will end up benefiting Russia and its people.
Free Speech Forum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 7:52 am
Why not just put every American in prison when they’re born?
Sum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 8:33 am
DerHundistLos, Go study and lean Bastard Mullah’s in Iran has nothing to do with the Persia, they are the Mafia of under world and they are Putin’s dogs.
Iranians will have no mercy on these thieves.
EU is not more than bunch of leeches sucking blood by installing Dumb Mullah’s in Iran. EU you can not stand to DONALD and power of USA.
IRAN will be freed, SUN will never be behind the clouds forever. Mullah’s days are over, EU you are screwed.
Sum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 8:35 am
Russia can not do jack shit, if you exclude Russia’s oil and mineral sale, their GDP is less than Banana Republic.
Sum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 8:40 am
EU has forgotten who saved their asses in WW1 and WW2, sure we will not be there for them when WW3 is started.
MASTERMIND on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 8:53 am
US plans to use fake chemical weapons attack to strike Syria – Russian MoD
https://www.rt.com/news/436933-us-fake-attack-syria/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=push_notifications&utm_campaign=push_notifications
Trump is going to pull off another false flag..He is a deep state cocksucker like all the rest..
Sum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 8:53 am
Dr. Tariq Aziz,
You are imposter, Tariq Aziz was a great patriot of Iraq and a wise human(not I do care) but the truth must be said, you are threatening me under notion of your dinosaur shit religion? You and your religion and all religions are doomed to extinction like dinosaurs did. Whenever a shit head religous islamist / comminist comes short on substance and can not reason the truth, then they take their sword out like their barbarian ancestors did 1400 years ago.
Sum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 8:55 am
Trump does not need a false flag to get rid of Mullahs in Iran, Mullahs are the seven headed snake everyone has permission to destroy it forever.
MASTERMIND on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 9:14 am
Victoria’s Secret to close 20 stores in 2018
https://www.businessinsider.com/victorias-secret-closing-20-stores-2018-8
Cloggie on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 10:32 am
We’ve got them by the balls
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6102525/Macron-EUs-unity-important-strong-relationship-Brexit-Britain.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6102237/EU-security-no-longer-depend-US-says-Macron.html
Macron: dump UK
Macron for the first time suggest PBM
– War Eurasia-Anglosphere coming
– North-American white nationalists should get ready to fight
– Total blockade UK coming
– Unless you love the smell of rice, Australians better sell their homes while they still can because they are going to be sacrificed geopolitically
– Anglo soldiers in Germany better desert
Cloggie on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 11:32 am
If you have something edgy to say but do not want to waste “the good name of your regular nick”, you can use Sum’s account. Davy is already doing that.
EU has forgotten who saved their asses in WW1 and WW2, sure we will not be there for them when WW3 is started.
This is pertinently not written by an Iranian. Davy has said something similar before. May you suffocate in your imperial lies, davy boy. The imperial idiot and mass murder apologist is revealing himself through the use of the word “we”.lol Iranians were definitely not militarily involved in Europe during WW2. What a costly typo, what a fool, this lying, manipulating dave is.
Again:
WW1: intentional destruction of Germany by Britain, buying France into the Entente Cordial coalition with the promise of the acquisition of Elzass-Lotharingen and Russia with the promise of the Bosporus. Aim: 2nd British Century, failed miserably. Expect Caliphate-London by 2030.
WW2: intentional destruction of Europe by US/international Jewry, using the British war party and Poland as useful idiots.
Nothing is forgotten. Now the time for retribution has arrived.
Western continental European empires were ruined by Anglos. Eastern Europe was subjugated for half a century under murderous communism, the WW2-time allies of the Anglos. Our present day cities are ruined by Anglo-Zionist multicult (including Anglo cities, they even the most). The entire white race was burdened with the holo-lie:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6102139/Critics-blast-plans-Holocaust-memorial-Houses-Parliament.html
Time to wreck the empire. Have a deal with the Chinese about a truly multi-polar world order, carried by Greater Europe and China.
Way to get there: WW3/white nationalist secession in the US.
MASTERMIND on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 11:49 am
Clogg
Stop spamming this fucking board with your European politics from your laughable tabloid news..And globalism wont allow another major world war..You are living in the past ..
Davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 12:30 pm
“If you have something edgy to say but do not want to waste “the good name of your regular nick”, you can use Sum’s account. Davy is already doing that.”
Nederliar, you are the one that is likely using sum’s name and trying to turn it on me. You also were the one that used my name “davy” this morning or maybe billy did. You guys are the ones driving this social media board gaming. I am not playing these games. I will come out a trash you directly like a man. I have no use with your games of sock puppets and false comments.
“EU has forgotten who saved their asses in WW1 and WW2, sure we will not be there for them when WW3 is started.”
I did not say this and how hard is it for someone to try to play me off as saying this.
“This is pertinently not written by an Iranian. Davy has said something similar before. May you suffocate in your imperial lies, davy boy. The imperial idiot and mass murder apologist is revealing himself through the use of the word “we”.lol Iranians were definitely not militarily involved in Europe during WW2. What a costly typo, what a fool, this lying, manipulating dave is.”
I thought the other day you were happy the name calling was over. Is this what you want then for it to start again? I am surprised that you want more conflict. I have refrained from attacking your filth but I can start it up again if your games continue.
Cloggie on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 12:33 pm
And globalism wont allow another major world war
Who is talking about a “major war”?
I was talking about:
– removal of all US bases from Eurasia
– abolishing NATO
– PBM confederation
– UK 51st US state
– Eurasia leaving UN, SC, IMF, WB, WTO, etc, etc. and setting up new institutions
– prohibiting Anglo navies from entering Mediterranean, Black Sea and South China Sea
– restoring 1820 US borders to do justice to the new US demographics
– White homeland in Mississippi basin
– abolishing multicult
Anonymouse1 on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 12:51 pm
Yes, ‘Sum’ in definitely the exceptionalturd.
Right down to telling you Russias GDP is nothing. This is an old canard the delusionalist loves to use, as well. And pretty much no one else.
An ‘Iranian’ sock puppet, sure lol.
And ‘mushmind’ is from Australia, or Michigan. One of the two.
Davy on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 1:02 pm
I wouldn’t put it past the gimp for using my name this morning then using a 3rd party sock later on. Yea, 3rd part sock is when someone like the gimp uses a sock and then makes a comment accusing me of using that sock. Gimp, you must be so bored to play these games.
MASTERMIND on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 1:04 pm
Clogg
You have some really high hopes..And a white basin in the Mississippi region? You realize that is the poorest region in America? And who is going to work on the farms? It wont be your great chubby race..Wal mart scooters dont go off road.
LMFAO!
MASTERMIND on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 2:03 pm
Global economy is facing a ‘perfect storm’, warns BIS chief
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/global-economy-is-facing-a-perfect-storm-warns-bis-chief-20180827-p4zzzq.html
Sum on Mon, 27th Aug 2018 5:23 pm
Anonyass,
It is the truth, Dictatorship, communism, corruption, nepotism, does not pay for population, you and your bodies can live a lavish lifestyle but your country man endup in shithole.
Putin has taken your democracy and brain washed you, e keeps you dumb and dumber to think Russia is a great power, you take oil, gas, gold, arms sales (killing machine) out Russia’s economy then it will be as naked as a prostitute seeking a John.
How big do you think Russia’s economy is? It must be huge, right?
In terms of landmass, it’s almost twice as large as the second-largest country in the world, Canada.
Yet it turns out that Russia’s economy is actually quite small. Its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015 was half the size of California’s.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2017/05/31/a-foolish-take-russias-surprisingly-small-economy/102013334/