Iran Invasion Rumblings Continue

On the heels of last month's Kyl-Lieberman amendment that designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, the Bush administration announced unilateral sanctions against Iran yesterday.

Hillary Clinton supported the move, saying that it strengthens America's hand diplomatically.

Chris Dodd and John Edwards have issued statements critical of the sanctions. The National Review Online has the reaction of the Democratic presidential candidates to the new sanctions.

In a recent trip to Tehran, Russian president Vladimir Putin made some very ominous statements about a potential attack.

From Asia Times Online:

The barely reported highlight of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Tehran for the Caspian Sea summit last week was a key face-to-face meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

A high-level diplomatic source in Tehran tells Asia Times Online that essentially Putin and the Supreme Leader have agreed on a plan to nullify the George W Bush administration's relentless drive towards launching a preemptive attack, perhaps a tactical nuclear strike, against Iran. An American attack on Iran will be viewed by Moscow as an attack on Russia.

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Crooks and Liars has video of Senator Webb's appearance on hardball. Webb believes that the administration is trying to pass resolutions like the Kyl-Lieberman amendment that they will use later to justify an invasion of Iran.

China has spoken out against the sanctions, but denies they have a deal to sell fighter jets to Iran.