Report: U.S. held off on more Iran sanctions because of imminent prisoner release

Posted by | January 16, 2016 20:00 | Filed under: Politics

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President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry considered more sanctions against Iran last last month, but held off to avoid getting in the way the release of American prisoners.

The day before the Obama administration was due to slap new sanctions on Iran late last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry the move could derail a prisoner deal the two sides had been negotiating in secret for months.

Kerry and other top aides to President Barack Obama, who was vacationing in Hawaii, convened a series of conference calls and concluded they could not risk losing the chance to free Americans held by Tehran.

At the last minute, the Obama administration officials decided to delay a package of limited and targeted sanctions intended to penalize Iran for recent test-firings of a ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.

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20 responses to Report: U.S. held off on more Iran sanctions because of imminent prisoner release

  1. nola878 January 16th, 2016 at 20:06

    If Obama were a manly man, he would have told the Iranians he’d nuke ’em instead of backing down on the sanctions…that’s what Rump and the other GOP candidates would have done!

    And then nuke ’em! After all, what good is a nuclear arsenal if you don’t use it?

    USA! USA! USA!

    • tracey marie January 16th, 2016 at 21:11

      Damn, your first sentence scared me, I looked who was posting and sighed in relief

      • nola878 January 16th, 2016 at 21:40

        I’ve gone over to the dark side, tracey! :)

        • Boltorama January 16th, 2016 at 21:48

          I’ll pull ya outta there nola buddy. Hang on… I need rope.

          • nola878 January 16th, 2016 at 22:00

            Please hurry…it’s dark and scary down here in this black hole of ignorance! And I feel my IQ dropping by the second!

            • Boltorama January 16th, 2016 at 22:04

              Oh no! There aren’t any foxbots down there are they? I got the rope. Grab it and hang on tight. I’m pulling as hard as I can!

              • nola878 January 16th, 2016 at 22:12

                Phew, that was close! Thanks, buddy. I owe you big time.

                Lots of Foxbots down there…and white…soooo white…

                *shivering*

                • Boltorama January 16th, 2016 at 22:15

                  There, there. I’m glad you got out in time. One more second of hearing Hannity who knows what might have happened.

    • Bunya January 16th, 2016 at 23:39

      “murica! Hell yeah!

    • fahvel January 17th, 2016 at 02:59

      I assume you are kidding but sadly your humor is much to real an attitude in the usa.

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  2. Boltorama January 16th, 2016 at 21:37

    A best defense isn’t always a good offense. Republicans can learn from that.

    • Red Mann January 16th, 2016 at 23:27

      “Republicans can learn from that”
      The only Republicans capable of learning anything except how to blame Obama for everything have been primaried out of existance.

      • Boltorama January 16th, 2016 at 23:29

        I think they went out of existence once Ike left office.

        • Red Mann January 16th, 2016 at 23:30

          Jon Huntsman showed signs of reasonableness and intelligence, so he had to go.

          • Boltorama January 16th, 2016 at 23:31

            Anyone who doesn’t conform must go.

  3. rostee67 January 17th, 2016 at 02:54

    Thank you GOD and Pres Obama (D)! “Blessed are the peacemakers; for they will be called the Children of GOD” ! (Matthew 5:9) which goes to show, when Democrats/Independents speak… GOD LISTENS!

    • Hirightnow January 17th, 2016 at 03:22

      Oh,come now!
      Everybody knows that God is on the side of the Republicans; just listen to how often they claim it!

  4. fahvel January 17th, 2016 at 02:57

    unfknbelievable – the usa tried kindness and a bit of diplomacy rather than pushing its big bully gut in the face of Iran.

  5. JoseM4 January 17th, 2016 at 03:46

    “Obama administration was due to slap new sanctions on Iran”
    New sanctions for what? How serious were Iran’s violations?

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