Iran - Latest Sanctions

Can the world stop this crazy man from causing World War Three? Yesterday, the UN imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Iran but it seems nothing can change the course Iran has set itself. China and Russia joined the majority vote of 12 in favour of the sanctions in the 15 nation council but Lebanon abstained and Brazil and Turkey voted against them. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said "The resolutions you issue are like a used hankerchief which should be thrown in the dustbin. They are not capable of hurting Iranians."


"Nothing will change, the Islamic Republic will continue uranium enrichment activities" said Ali Asghar Soltanieh, the Iranian envoy to the UN's nuclear watchdog after the vote.

The new sanctions will prohibit the sale of heavy weapons such as tanks, warplanes, attack helicopters and warships to Iran and allow inspection of planes and ships suspected of carrying banned cargoes. More importantly, the resolution will also freeze the assets of a further 41 Iranian companies including 15 controlled by the increasingly powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp.