From engagement to confrontation with Iran

BBC News ^ | February 11, 2010 | Barbara Plett

[myknowledge]

Statements out of Washington and other Western capitals suggest a shift from engagement to confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme.

"What we are going to be working on over the next several weeks is developing a significant regime of sanctions that will indicate to them how isolated they are from the international community as a whole," President Barack Obama told journalists earlier this week.

The president sounded not unlike his predecessor George W Bush, who worked for years to contain Iran, a sign that Mr Obama's policy to engage with the Islamic Republic has failed.

The question now is whether a new round of sanctions would be any more successful than those imposed under Mr Bush's watch.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

terri3111: RT @NewsMiddleEast: People have been killed in direct gun shot in Arya shahr, more info to come ... #Iranelection #22Bahman
half a minute ago from TweetDeck

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Now the killin’ starts,,,

True,,,It would make a very low yield nuke...

[Knitting A Conundrum]

RT @J1T2 Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz reporting clashes #iranelection #22bahman

[Knitting A Conundrum]

GreenestMove Radio Jaras: Sporadic but widespread clashes in North and West of Tehran. Guns and tear gasses fired. #iranelection #22bahman

[MarMema]

I am going to also have to hit the hay here.

It has been exciting and I very much hope to awaken to hear that Nutjob has been overthrown. Thanks everyone and God bless.

[Blonde]

source: Around Tohid sq & Nosrat, streets are infested with police vans that look like mini-jails #Iran #IranElection

[justa-hairyape]

Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium
The Associated Press
Thursday, February 11, 2010; 3:47 AM

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's president has announced that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process.

[rdl6989]

Several tweets in the last few minutes say the crowd in Tehran is still growing. It’s almost 12:30 there now.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

RT @lissnup: Map of main area in Tehran where clashes are now taking place http://twitpic.com/12jjew - #22Bahman #IranElection

[mitch5501]

ThankYOU!

[rdl6989]

@azadi88sabz:

Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz reporting clashes

#iranelection #22bahman

[rdl6989]

Thank you and good night.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Rt @fahimn Jaras website- Widespread clashes in the West of Tehran http://bit.ly/bT1WC8 #Iran #IranElection #22Bahman

[blueplum]

iranisfree2010
TEHRAN NOW IN GREEN HANDS, mashad, shiraz, tabriz, najafabad, yazd, esfahan, qom, abadan, kerman also taken over by greens of iranelection

[randomhero97]

What the hell is going on there, civil war?

[blondee123]

Hopefully!!!

[odds]

>>>”girls in Valiasr square took off their rusari, UNCONFIRMED basij took 2 of them into a shop,Screams wr heard”

I’m sure it did happen. It’s been the treatment dished out by those brainwashed *basji*. It has historical precedence too in Iran, particularly by basiji-like Arab-Muslims, to whose teachings, thru the mullahs, the basij belong. (historically much worse than so far in Iran).

AN and his minions must realize that they have sons and daughters too. In time, some may say too bad. Patience, in some quarters is a virtue.

[mitch5501]

bornn88
Iranian Government Bans Gmail
28 sec ago

[blueplum]

Jaras Radio: Security forces have taken the arrested to Tavanir Building in Brazil Street

[Sun]

Basiji are attacking cars if drivers sound horn in support of crowds chanting Death to Dictator #IranElection tr @manic7
19 sec ago · Translate · Reply · Retweet

http://iran.twazzup.com/

[mitch5501]

pasargad777 RT thinkiran
RT @ThinkIran : Confirmed: Clashes In Tehran Have Greatly Escalated - Basij Attacking Unarmed People #Iran #IranElection
47 sec ago·