White House seeks to soften Iran sanctions

Cleverer Schachzug, schließlich sollte man nicht gleich zu Beginn der Verhandlungen sein ganzes Pulver verschießen:

The Obama administration is pressing Congress to provide an exemption from Iran sanctions to companies based in „cooperating countries,“ a move that likely would exempt Chinese and Russian concerns from penalties meant to discourage investment in Iran.

The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act is in a House-Senate conference committee and is expected to reach President Obama’s desk by Memorial Day. [Weiterlesen…]