Military action if the Iran sanctions fail: Netanyahu (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday the world must make clear that Iran should "credible military action" If the sanctions do not shut down Tehran's disputed nuclear program.

Netanyahu, in an interview with CNN, said it was clear, Iran was the practise in the field of nuclear energy, despite international sanctions, with due regard for individual aspirations and I was getting a lot closer to the acquisition of nuclear weapons.

"They enriched enough now for almost three nuclear bombs," he said. "They have yet to enrich again, but it is what they are doing.

"The only thing that works is, if you knew that when Iran sanctions is credible military option."

Asked what would constitute a credible military action, Netanyahu said: "it means the action in the field of nuclear energy to knock them to the port facility."

The Security Council has imposed sanctions referred to Tehran for refusing to freeze its uranium enrichment program, in which the Western powers suspect has aimed at producing nuclear weapon.

Iran denies uranium enriching their produce is the atomic weapons to Israel and Western allegations and maintains that its programme of peaceful energy needs.

Netanyahu said that if the military were taken, he may be in the United States is the lead instead.

He said the nuclear armed Iran is not just the concern of Israel, because it causes the danger of the spread of HIV/AIDS.

"This is not only our problem. This is a problem in Europe and the United States, "he said.

Netanyahu also said that the broad consultation, he was not surprised that Saudi Arabia had sent forces to the Bahrain island in the Gulf Arab State of pro-democracy protests in weeks.

"I think they are worried about the possible introduction of Bahrain with Iran, which would effectively within the sylkeminen of Iran and the Arabian Peninsula," Netanyahu said in Saudi Arabia.

"Saudi Arabia is working for the protection of the interests of its own. But there is a very large and general interest in ensuring the world's oil wells, the world's largest reserves of oil supply are not covered by the pro-Persian of Iran or the hands, "he said.

Asked the Arab countries in sweeping pro-democracy protests, Netanyahu said the Middle East would be a "brilliant future" for a real democratic change.

However, he said, if Iran remains immune to change, "and in other places meddles and convert them to the so-called Islamist republics. I would say that is the worst nightmare. "

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U.s. slaps sanctions on Iranian Bank Refah (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters)-the United States on Thursday introduced sanctions for Iran to facilitate the creation of millions of dollars in the Bank Refah missiles and tanks for the purchase of the Ministry of defence (MOD).

These purchases on the Iranian leadership to keep its Fighter jets and submarines, the US Treasury Department said in its announcement.

Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey, terrorism and financial intelligence, "the Treasury is now exposed to the Iranian Government-owned, it supports Iran's nuclear and missile programs, banks, 20, or, in the fight against terrorism," said.

Treasury said, the Bank shall also facilitate the Refah Iran aircraft industries Enterprise payments to businesses and individuals linked to Iran of weapons-related purchases.

"The pervasiveness of this illegal activity explains why legitimate financial institutions into form letters throughout the karttavat of the Iranian banks," said Levey, from Bush holdover, announced late last month.

The most recent actions to prohibit all transactions in the United States departments of companies and individuals will be nominated and seek to freeze the jurisdiction of the United States, they may be.

Previous similar move also is effectively cut off from the international finance, sanctioned entities.

The European Union imposed sanctions, which Refah Bank of July 2010, the Treasury said.

Iran says its nuclear enrichment program is designed to produce electric power. The United States and the Western allies to acquire nuclear weapons it is blamed.

(Reporting Corbett B. Daly; Editing By Xavier Briand)

Us legislators to propose kiristyvään of Iran sanctions (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) – a group of us lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled the legislation to toughen sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program, the multinational companies traded in the United States exchanges reveal the investments required by the Islamic Republic.

"If we can show the transparency makes investment in Iran, we can defund the nuclear one of the world's largest militarization hostile Nations," said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, which is one of the sponsors of the Bill.

"Companies have to make choices: do business with Iran, or get in the U.s. economy. We have zero tolerance policy for any company that places profit forward, our safety or security of our allies. "

Legislation was co-sponsored by the Illinois Republican Mark Kirk and Senator Ted Deutch, Florida Democrat and Dan Burton, Indiana from Republican representatives.

Bill of materials (BOM) to tighten sanctions on Iran in Washington and who already suspected its illicit nuclear program using atomic weapons by the United Nations.

Lawmakers said the Bill require that companies disclose an offence for investments in Iran with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the quarterly and annual reports, none of the banks in the US would have to report their activities in Iran, as well as for external contact banks.

Gillibrand said, eight companies with Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange listed on the partners who support Iran's energy sector, 18 banks.

"Congress must do more to showcase companies that violate the law and endanger our sanctions policy," Kirk said. "This bipartisan legislation to keep bad actors responsible for dangerous and hostile subsidizing system."

The judgment of the Foundation's recent report on the legislators Defense of democracies, the eight global businesses had been linked to Iran's energy sector program: Alcatel-Lucent France, China National Offshore Oil Company, the people's Republic of China National Petroleum Company, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Japan's Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Anglo-Dutch firm Royal Dutch Shell and Sasol in South Africa.

Think tank said also, through the foreign correspondent banks 18, including the large U.s. banks and financial companies from Japan, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, France and India to conduct business with Iran.