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Similar to the above mentioned article this published by Reuters today discusses the IRGC's influence & power, very interesting...

Q+A-Iran's Revolutionary Guards weave powerful web
Q+A-Iran's Revolutionary Guards weave powerful web | Reuters

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Perhaps peolpe in the USA could show some support for this new Bill mentioned in this article:-
VOA News - Congress Ratchets Up US Pressure on Iran

I wonder whether the same tactic could be used to encourage Iran to Not commit Human Rights atrocities.

Might be worth putting pen to paper, give a little nudge to those in political power

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"Target the European Union - Iran does more trade with them than any other entity ."

Please do some research before you post silly ideas - the EU already has trade sanctions against Iran. If they need extending then lobby to extend them but they are currectly being extended at the moment.

EU tightens sanctions on Iran - Europe- msnbc.com
The new sanctions expand existing limits on trade with Iran beyond the U.N. Security Council's three sets of sanctions that monitor trade and banking. But they do not go as far as sanctions on Iran's oil and gas trade that EU ministers threatened in June.

U.K., U.S. want to target oil and gas
Britain, the United States and their allies want to go further with their own sanctions targeting oil and gas and the finance sector that could badly hit Iran's already fragile economy.

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Whether or not you agree with the action taken by the people against Nokia it has been affective, if only to bring the issue to the attention of the wider community. Which is the power we have as people when we stand together united for a common cause. We can choose to simply walk out of one shop & buy from another, or drive past one gas station & pull into the next.

Lobbying political bodies etc, sounds like a great idea & should be done.

The IRGC, that's a tricky one. They could hold the balance of power, but also be a major part of why Iran is in such a mess. From the pictures coming out of Iran it looks like they've gone to war with the Iranian people. Can these guys be swayed? If they can it's probably going to come from divisions within, or by pressure being applied from their supporters like Russia & China.

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Does anyone know how to "get the attention" of Russia or China?

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Russia likes its cozy deals with Iran too much. I could be wrong, if Russia thinks that Iran has become a failed state, then my sense is that she will invite herself over the border and start running things herself. imho there is far greater risk of an invasion from Russia than from the US or Israel.

Iran has already become the country with the least business confidence in the world. Folks no longer want to invest there.

China? Dunno.

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Canadians could support The Iran Accountability Act and similar economic action:-

Brad Sherman: Canada can put the squeeze on Iran - Full Comment

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Why aren't more countries following this type of initiative? Goverments & political bodies need to be lobbied!

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bumping to sage spam thread

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I'd like to bring the oil thing into the mix. From what I understand Isn't this oil money paying the Basij & Hezbollah? And wasn't it used to buy votes for AN in Iran?

Iran is part of Opec right? So there's like 12 countries involved in the Cartel? Okay Iran is a one of the major players, but would boycotting OPEC be so bad? Might it make the other countries in the cartel apply pressure to Iran if they started to lose profits?