Syria sanctions called meaningless as China, Iran provide ‘lifeline’

By World Tribune on April 25, 2012   Africa / Europe, China, Exclusives, France, Great Britain, Iran, Mideast, NE Asia, Recent Hits, Syria, Top Stories, United Nations  

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Western sanctions on the regime of President Bashar Assad are little more than symbolic, Western diplomats said. The sources  said the regime has been cut off from most Western suppliers but was buying time and had sustained itself easily by relying on China and Iran for imports. “China and Iran […]