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US and Europe Are Running Out Of New Sanctions On Iran

Despite new European Union sanctions on Iranian oil that went into effect this week, Mohammad Ali Shabani writes, the Islamic Republic has the experience and capabilities to survive and even prevail in the nuclear standoff because its adversaries are running out of new economic “bullets” with which to target the regime.

Jul 2, 2012
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran's Azadi square February 11, 2012. Ahmadinejad said on Saturday the Islamic Republic would soon announce "very important" achievements in the nuclear field, state TV reported.   REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi  (IRAN - Tags: ANNIVERSARY POLI
Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran — REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

Iran can be described by three ‘R’s: recalcitrant, resourceful and resilient.

Despite new European Union sanctions on Iranian oil that went into effect this week (July 1), the Islamic Republic has the experience and capabilities to survive and even prevail in the nuclear standoff because its adversaries are running out of new economic “bullets” to target the regime.

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