Iranian-Americans and a war on Iran
David Rahni
15 - 5 - 2006
Iranian-Americans oppose any United States military attack on their motherland. Such action, writes David Rahni, would be catastrophic for both Iran and the US's global reputation.
The United States, and its United Nations security council allies France and the United
Kingdom, is exerting heavy pressure on the diplomatic consultations over whether Iran should be ordered to suspend its nuclear-enrichment programme.
A resolution agreed under chapter VII of the UN charter, which addresses threats to peace and acts of aggression, would likely lead to sanctions against Tehran. Such a resolution would also pave the way for possible US military action by conventional or tactical-nuclear air-strikes, or through all-out military attack. Currently, veto-holding China and Russia are opposed to any resolution under chapter VII.
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David Rahni is a professor of chemistry and adjunct professor of dermatology in New York, who has also served as adjunct professor of environmental law. He is a naturalised Iranian-American.
