Iran sanctions working, Obama says
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Washington - Harsh sanctions against Iran are crippling its economy as the international community seeks to keep Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, US President Barack Obama said Monday.
He vowed to stand with Israel if it were attacked and dismissed insinuations by challenger Mitt Romney that he had not take a strong enough position against Iran. "As long as I am president of the United States, Iran will not get a nuclear weapon," Obama said.
Romney said that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saw weakness from the Obama administration. He called for an international indictment against the Iranian leader for comments that amount to "genocide incitation" and for sanctions to be tightened further.
"It's essential for a president to show strength from the very beginning to show what is acceptable and unacceptable, and a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable," Romney said.//DPA
