Posted on 06/01/2013 2:26:49 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
“The clock is ticking,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Iran on Friday, adding that Israel will do what is necessary to defend itself against the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Speaking to reporters at a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, Kerry said that he is not optimistic that Iran's upcoming presidential election will result in any change in the country's nuclear ambitions.
"I do not have high expectations that the election is going to change the fundamental calculus of Iran," Kerry said. "This is not a portfolio that is in the hands of a new president or the president; it's in the hands of the supreme leader. And the supreme leader ultimately will make that decision, I believe."
Kerry said the U.S. would continue to pursue a peaceful resolution to the impasse but warned that time is running out. Iran's persistent defiance of international demands to come clean about its nuclear program makes the world more dangerous, he said.
"Iran needs to understand that the clock is ticking," warned Kerry.
"Every month it goes by gets more dangerous. And the reality is that Israel will do what it needs to do to defend itself," he stressed.
Meanwhile on Friday, the departments of State and Treasury unveiled new sanctions on Iran, which hit companies in the Persian Gulf, Cyprus and elsewhere for helping blacklisted Iranian firms succeed in everything from securing new planes to concealing the origin of banned crude exports.
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“Red line” was getting cliched. Now clocks tick. Later, they’ll try “one shoe has already dropped” or “our patience is getting even thinner.” As language loses its meaning, insincerity abounds. Can’t remember the poet who said that, or the exact words, so I’ve paraphrased.
Says the huge pussy who’s campaign rallying cry was, “bring it on”. we brought it, and he wet his dress like a two year old girl. “Take it back! Take it back!”
It’s one of those quartz clocks. They can tick for a LONG time.
Any minute now, his boss will be reminding us that he killed bin laden, so he is to be taken seriously.
Kerry warned Iraq in 1998 yet it was “Bush’s war”. Imagine that.
FUJFK
or, what??? feh...
Unfortunately, the ticking clock is a cuckoo clock.
Some one needs to photoshop Kerry sitting on a
ticking bomb as he warns the mullah standing a
long ways away, “The clock is ticking, I mean it!”.
Once again, Kerry sets the global standard for inanity.
booo...Bob Denver already passed on, so Gilligan and Maynard G. Krebbs are no longer available. Somebody’s got to do it.
The ayatollahs in Teheran are letting out a collective “HO-HUM” at anything Jean F’in Carrie has to say.
But the Israeli air force is taxiing to the runways.
The ayatollahs in Teheran are letting out a collective “HO-HUM” at anything Jean F’in Carrie has to say.
But the Israeli air force is taxiing to the runways.
Sorry for double post.
Kerry? LOL!
"I do not have high expectations that the election is going to change the fundamental calculus of Iran," Kerry said.Flossing might help.
It will soon be evident if all the shekels Israel's spent was money well spent.We'll also see if today's Israelis learned anything since "Mein Kaempf" hit the book stores.
That’s ok... Just do it again!
How freaking lame is that?
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