Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 6, 2008 10:23:36 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Russian Alliance Crucial to Disarming Iran

Posted Jun 3, 08 3:23 PM CDT in US,  World 

(Newser) – The way to pressure Iran into halting its nuclear program is through economic sanctions, Sen. Chuck Schumer argues in the Wall Street Journal. And the key to giving them teeth is to enlist Russia's cooperation. "To bring Putin's Russia on board we must make it an offer it cannot refuse," the New York Democrat writes.

Russia "has a longstanding, close relationship with Iran and regards itself as Iran's protector," writes Schumer. It also reaps billions from the country and is afraid to lose political leverage to the West. But a successful economic boycott through forging an alliance with Russia "is our best hope to avoid a nuclear Iran."

Source Wall Street Journal

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Chavez Building Reactor With Russian Support

    Sep 29, 08 4:30 AM CDT
    Chavez Building Reactor With Russian Support In his latest challenge to Washington, Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez has announced that his nation is developing a nuclear reactor—with Russian support, Reuters reports. "We are interested in development of nuclear energy, of course for peaceful purposes—for medical purposes, for  electricity," Chavez said yesterday at a political rally. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered to help with a reactor, and "we already have a commission working on this issue," he added.
    More »

  • Resurgent Russia Vows to Beef Up Military

    Sep 27, 08 6:21 AM CDT
    Resurgent Russia Vows to Beef Up Military Russia signed a $1 billion military loan deal with Venezuela yesterday while pledging to upgrade its own military, the New York Times reports. The country plans to ratchet its defense budget back up to Cold War levels next year and intends to have new warships built by 2020. President Dmitry Medvedev said the Georgia conflict exposed serious weaknesses, and he vowed to return Russia to a state of permanent combat readiness.
    More »

  • Russian Warships Head to Venezuela for 'Training'

    Sep 22, 08 11:18 AM CDT
    Russian Warships Head to Venezuela for 'Training' Russian warships left this morning for coordinated training exercises with the Venezuelan navy, the AFP reports. The group, consisting of a nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser, anti-submarine ship, and supporting craft, were seen firing artillery on the open ocean in tests. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said the deployment was a “warning” to the US: "Venezuela is no longer poor and alone." More »

  • Russia Snubs US, Sells Arms to Iran

    Sep 19, 08 8:29 AM CDT
    Russia Snubs US, Sells Arms to Iran Defying the objections of the United States, Russia has announced plans to sell military hardware to Iran and Venezuela. In the latest escalation of the diplomatic standoff between Russia and the West, the state arms exporter will sell anti-aircraft systems to the two countries, the Times of London reports. "Contacts between our countries are continuing and we do not see any reason to suspend them," said the director of the arms company.
    More »

  • Putin on Georgia: We Had No Choice

    Sep 12, 08 8:18 AM CDT
    Putin on Georgia: We Had No Choice Vladimir Putin stridently defended Russia’s invasion of Georgia yesterday, saying to do otherwise would be like his country “getting a bloody nose and hanging its head down,” the Independent reports. “They attacked South Ossetia with missiles, tanks, heavy artillery, and ground troops. What were we supposed to do?” he asked reporters in an extensive conference. “We punched the aggressor in the face, as all the military textbooks prescribe.”
    More »

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 10, 2008.   (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during an interview with the French daily Le Monde in Paris, France, on Friday, May 30, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech at the conference on World Food Security held at the UN food and Agriculture Organization headquarters, in Rome on Tuesday, June 3, 2008   (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, pool)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 4)

Tags

Russia  • Iran  • Vladimir Putin  • Chuck Schumer


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other World Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »