Quote Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
Both Russia and China - heavily reliant on Iranian energy - would probably block any Security Council vote against Iran.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4383856.stm

But its the U.S. that does all the wrong things for oil....right!
Russia exports oil, they might very well vote against Iran, if only to make their own oil more expensive. Of course it only takes one to veto a resolution, a fact the US has used many times to protect Israel. But you're right, we are not the only ones willing to play hardball over oil.
andruejaysin Reviewed by andruejaysin on . Israel calls for Iran's expulsion from the U.N JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Thursday called for Iran's expulsion from the United Nations after its president said the Jewish state should be "wiped off the map". President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments at a Tehran conference on Wednesday drew international condemnation and underscored Western scrutiny on the Iranian nuclear programme. "A country that calls for the destruction of another people cannot be a member of the United Nations," Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office quoted him Rating: 5