Oil and Ideology Keep China From Joining Effort to Press Iran

Washington Post by Jon Pomfret | Sep. 30, 2009 (News Report)

In its effort to muster support for sterner action against Iran, the Obama administration will have to overcome China's reluctance to punish a country that is one of its top oil suppliers and a major beneficiary of its energy-related investments. Full Story »

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by James Canning - Sep. 30, 2009

This story should mention that China wants to see the results of the IAEA inspection of the "new Iranian nuclear facility that is causing such a hubub. China has much to lose from the spread of radical Islam, so clearly its good relationship with Iran offers food for thought.

Obama should be engaging with Iran on a number of issues and not playing up exclusively the so-called "nuclear weapons program" for which no clear evidence has been produced.