Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei at a regular press conference on the 4th, once said that China has always maintained that sanctions were not ease the tension, the fundamental way to solve the Iranian nuclear issue, dialogue and negotiation is the only correct way. "China is opposed to a country to its domestic law above international law, the implementation of unilateral sanctions on other countries. Hong Lei said, "Like many other countries, China and Iran with the normal, open and transparent trade and energy exchanges, these transactions do not violate United Nations Security Council resolution should not be affected.
Europe and the United States has been led by the U.S. accused Iran's nuclear program to produce nuclear weapons, while Iran says its nuclear program is only for civilian nuclear power. On this issue, the West against Iran, a number of sanctions, the purpose of the new round of sanctions in the West to force Iran to halt its nuclear program.
"U.S. State Department or the White House, a spokesman said any country in close contact with Iran are outdated, but the fact is, it's ridiculous. "Chavez said in a televised speech," they will not be able to dominate the world. Forget about it (to dominate the world), Barack Obama, forget about it. You'd better consider the problem of your country, your country, there are many (problems have to deal with). In the warm applause of the oil workers, Chavez said: "We are free. Latin people will never kneel down, will not be the U.S. Empire. Never again will not.
But the United States, "Wall Street Journal" said Geithner's trip in order to successfully support may be difficult in the day.
Meanwhile, on the 9th, the Iranian Revolutionary Court on charges of espionage sentenced to death an Iranian-Americans, so that the US-Iran relations to further tension. The Iranian court said Hack Marty, 28-year-old Iranian-born U.S World pipe network reported that the world's steel pipe network to provide the world's steel pipe network editor . citizen working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the task is to penetrate the Iranian intelligence. Allegedly Hack Marty in 2001 to join the U.S. Army, has accepted the 10 years of intelligence work training.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez daily action once again ignored the warnings of the United States to avoid close contact with Iran, he welcomed the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also accused Washington's purpose is to rule the world.
Ahmadinejad arrived in Venezuela has been a great deal of benefits: hundreds of people welcomed the delegation led by honor guard, red carpet, as well as Vice President Hawa. A gray suit, shirt collar open, Ahmadinejad did not at the airport, made a speech, but put to the crowd with a gesture of victory "V" word.
Last week was informed that the EU will be the Iran oil embargo, Tehran continue to sell oil to China, India and other Asian countries, to replace the European market. China is the largest export market of Iran's crude oil, according to statistics, last year from January to November, Iranian exports to China's crude oil reached 25.3 million tons, or about 55.5 million barrels a day, while Japan is Iran's oil export market.
Ahmadinejad's "surprise attack" U.S. backyard, Geithner's visit to the Sino-Japanese seeking "oil containment
Ahmadinejad at the end of the meeting with Chavez, on the 10th will go to Nicaragua to attend the inauguration of President Daniel Ortega, the last visit to Cuba and Ecuador, the end of the trip to Latin America.
U.S. Treasury officials claimed that advise countries import large quantities of oil from Iran, in order to avoid sanctions, the best way to reduce Iranian crude oil imports.
Iranian media reported that a senior Iranian military commander said Iran suffered the oil embargo, Tehran will not let a drop of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense in the previous had said, the United States would assume the responsibility of the international community, does not tolerate the Strait of Hormuz is blocked. Leon Panetta on the 8th, again urged the international community to pressure Iran through economic means.
The warming of relations between Ahmadinejad and Chavez, Obama uneasy. Last year, Washington has accused the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA in violation of the earlier sanctions, and sent to Iran for at least two ships petroleum products, and PDVSA, the limited sanctions. But did not contain PDVSA produced about 100 million barrels per day of crude oil exports to the United States.
Prior to that Ahmadinejad plans to visit including the Commission Nei Ruina World steel pipe network editing , Cuba, Nicaragua and Ecuador, Washington said, which shows Iran's "desperate" friends. "We are very clearly around the world that now is not to deepen relations with Iran, whether it is security relations, or economic relations. "U.S. State Department spokesman said on the 6th so.
Meanwhile, the European Union last week in principle agree with the Iraq oil-complete embargo, but also officially announced a new round of sanctions against Iran at the end of this month, probably including the oil embargo and the sanctions of the financial sector in Iraq.
With the two sides continue to "draw" the expansion of supporters, the United States and Iran, the recent conflict, the "front" stretched to the global scale. On the 9th, the Iranian Revolutionary Court on charges of espionage sentenced an Iranian-American death penalty, it makes the tension in US-Iraqi relations to further tension.
Ahmadinejad: U.S. "backyard" looking for friends
Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil transport line, Venezuela will be the kind of support, whether it will provide Tehran with fuel or financial support to help Iran through Western sanctions is still unclear. Earlier, Chavez had threatened to stop oil exports to the United States, but has not really implement. Countries in the region left-wing leaders, like Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Ecuador President Rafael Correa in position with Chavez, but the objective conditions do not have enough resources.
Geithner: to persuade Iran to "customer"
New Year's Eve in 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama signed the $ 662 billion defense budget bill, the defense budget also includes new measures of sanctions against Iran, with Iran in oil and other trade restrictions in many countries. The new sanctions include the management of Iran's oil revenues, Iran's Central Bank to impose sanctions, and may impose sanctions on institutions that have dealings with the Central Bank of Iran. Financial institutions subject to sanctions in the U.S. financial markets will be blocked.
Ahmadinejad began a tour of Latin America at the same time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to Asia, the main purpose of this trip is to seek the support of China and Japan to 伊朗施加 greater pressure.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the 8th open its Latin American four-nation tour in Venezuela, seeking to obtain the support of this left-wing leader of the so-called "backyard" area in the anti-Western sanctions; the same day, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to China and Japan, aimed at lobbying the Sino-Japanese two Iranian oil importer in the issue of sanctions against Iraq on the American side.