President Obama Called New U.N. Sanctions On Iran An “Unmistakable Message.” “The U.N. Security Council’s vote Wednesday ‘will put in place the toughest sanctions ever faced by the Iranian government and it sends an unmistakable message about the international community’s commitment to stopping the spread of nuclear weapons,’ Obama said after the vote.” (“Obama: Sanctions ‘Send Message’ To Iran,” UPI, 6/9/10)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Compared The Sanctions To “Pesky Flies” And A “Used Handkerchief.” “President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to Tajikistan: ‘these (U.N.) resolutions have no value...it is like a used handkerchief that should be thrown in the waste bin. . . . Sanctions are falling on us from the left and the right. For us they are the same as pesky flies. . . We have patience and we will endure throughout all of this.’” (Parisa Hafezi and Roman Kozhevnikov, “Iran Says Sanctions Like ‘Flies,’” Reuters, 6/9/10)
“Russia’s Foreign Ministry Said On Thursday That New U.N. Sanctions Against Tehran Over Its Nuclear Programme Do Not Oblige Moscow To Scrap A Controversial Deal To Deliver Surface-To-Air Missiles To Iran.” (Dmitry Solovyov, “Russia Says Iran Sanctions Do Not Bar Missile Deal,” Reuters, 6/10/10)
“Brazil And Turkey, Angry At The West’s Dismissal Of An Atomic Fuel Deal With Iran That They Said Made New Sanctions Unnecessary, Voted Against.” (Louis Charbonneau and Patrick Worsnip, “U.N. Council Jits Defiant Iran With New Sanctions,” Reuters, 6/9/10)
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