Date: 8th February 2012
The relations between Iran and USA have been sour since the Islamic revolution in Iran of 1979 led by Ayatollah Khomeini. Iran before 1979 revolution was the Apple of the Eye of USA but after that became her bitterest enemy in Middle East. On America’s persuasion Saddam Hussain invaded Iran in 1980. That deadly war continued for eight long years and was a big blow to the new regime of Iran but it survived. In 1987 Ayatollah Khomeini covertly revived the nuclear program of Iran which was on freeze after revolution. In 2002 America found out that Iran is working on nuclear technology and since then Nuclear Iran is perceived to be a fatal threat for Israel, America’s blue eyed boy in the region. Recently US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta revealed that Israel is planning to invade Iran in April this Year.
Since 2002 on American pressure International Atomic energy Agency (IAEA) has been pressing Iran to open its nuclear sites for inspection. America and Israel are blaming that Iran wants to produce Nuclear weapons, whereas Iran rejects this blame and has stated that it wants to produce Nuclear energy for peaceful and civilian purposes. America along with her NATO allies always tries to impose sanctions on Iran through Security Council. So far she has not been able to impose serious sanctions on Iran due to Russia and China who also have veto power. Now America wants to cripple the economy of Iran. America has imposed ban on many Iranian companies and banks before but now she has imposed ban on the Iran’s national oil company. Due to America’s domination in global economy sale of Iranian oil has virtually seized. If any country or company buys oil from Iran then it will also face Ban by America. Only India and Japan and few others are buying Oil from Iran ignoring American ban because it’s in their national interests and they are not intimidated by America.
