Topic: Tanzania Now Faces Sanctions & Diplomatic Crisis Over Iran

Ulafi na ufisadi wa serikali ya Kikwete sasa unaliingiza taifa katika mgogoro wa kidiplomasia. Juzi tumeionya serikali, leo serikali ya Marekani inatoa onyo kwa Kikwete. Sababu IRAN. Watueleze ni kitu gani viongozi wa IRAN wamekuwa wakifuata Tanzania ! Mwakyembe, Membe Rostam na Kikwete Kazi Kwenu


Tanzania must stop re-flagging Iran tankers: U.S. lawmaker

WASHINGTON | Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:39pm EDT (Reuters) - Tanzania must stop the practice of "re-flagging" Iranian oil tankers or it will face the threat of U.S. sanctions and damage its ties with Washington, a U.S. lawmaker warned on Friday.

Howard Berman, the ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, accused Tanzania of reflagging at least six and possibly as many at 10 tankers owned by the National Iranian Tanker Company.

"This action by your government has the effect of assisting the Iranian regime in evading U.S. and EU sanctions and generating additional revenues for its nuclear enrichment and weapons research program and its support for international terrorism,"

Berman said in a letter to President Jakaya Kikwete that was obtained by Reuters. Berman said if the tankers were allowed to continue sailing under the Tanzanian flag, Tanzania could face the sanctions that President Barack Obama signed into law.

He said Congress would also have "no choice" but to consider whether to continue the range of bilateral U.S. programs with Tanzania.Officials at Tanzania's embassy were not immediately available to comment on Berman's letter.

The sanctions, along with similar action by the European Union, are aimed at pressuring Iran to curb its nuclear program, which the West believes aims to develop nuclear weapons but which Tehran says is for peaceful purposes. The United States gave China a six-month reprieve from Iran financial sanctions on Thursday. The Obama administration has now spared all 20 of Iran's major oil buyers from its unilateral sanctions, rewarding them for cutting purchases of Iranian oil.

Below are some of the Super-Tankers that have been renamed, and flying the Tanzanian Flag:

Davar (previous name): Companion – Tanzania
Haraz: Freedom – Tanzania
Susangrid: Daisy – Tanzania

Barua yao hii hapa:

Dear President Kikwete,
I am writing to express my deep dismay that Tanzania has permitted the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), to reflag at least 6 and as many as 10 of its vessels under the Tanzanian ship registry, allowing them to remain under NITC ownership and continuing to transport Iran’s crude oil exports. This action by your government has the effect of assisting the Iranian regime in evading U.S. and EU sanctions and generating additional revenues for its nuclear enrichment and weapons research programs and its support for international terrorism.

It is profoundly disappointing to me to learn that your government has acted in contravention of the broad international coalition that is working together to use peaceful means, including economic sanctions, to change the threatening behavior of the Iranian regime. The decision to accept the re-flagging of NITC vessels casts a shadow over Tanzania’s international reputation.

I respectfully request that Tanzania cancel the re-flagging of the NITC vessels. Given the close and cooperative relationship that our two governments now enjoy, it would be unfortunate if this action were permitted to stand.

It would be preferable that Tanzania take this action of its own accord. However, your government should take note of President Obama’s Executive Order 13608, signed May 1, 2012, which provides for the imposition of sanctions on any entity worldwide, including foreign governments, that assists Iran in evading U.S. sanctions. In my view, reflagging Iranian oil tankers falls within the scope of sanctionable activity under that Executive Order. In addition, if Tanzania were to allow Iranian vessels to remain under Tanzanian registry, we in the Congress would have no choice but to consider whether to continue the range of bi-lateral U.S. programs with Tanzania.

Sincerely,

Howard Berman
Ranking Democrat, House Foreign Affairs Committee

Sinai tatizo na zanzibar kusajili meli bila kujali wamefuata sheria au la! Ugomvi wangu ni kwanini wanatumia bender Tanzania Na sip ya Zanzibar ? Wenyewe ni nchi Na Wana bendera yao....

By mkorakamili

We kichwa hewa kweli, mbona tunafungamana na Iran?.Kuweka bendera ni kusaidia wezi na ni one way traffic.Waislam dhaifu katika kufanya maamuzi ya akili yasiyo fungamana na upande wowote.kutofungamana na upande wowowte au haki ni zaidi ya uelewa wa waslam.Kwani kwao ni relative si absolute.Ndio maana kuna hakiz awaislam na si binadamu, wana kutofungamana wa upande wowote ila wana kufungwa na nchi za kiislam na si nasi tuwafunge au hata hao waislam nao wakubali kuwa tuna uhuru wa kushiikian na wengine.

hao wamarekani wakaozeshane wanaume kwa wanaume kwanza .

Hivi wa kumshika ni nani si wazungu wenzao wa Europe wanaonunua hayo mafuta ???

Mzungu, Mungu wake ni pesa hakuna kitu kinamzuia akiona pesa .

Hao wamarekani ndio walikuwa mbele kumuuzia Muirani silaha kupitia Israel huku wakivivunja vikwazo vyao wenyewe ????

On this one all Tanzanians who cherish the country’s independence must stand together with President Kikwete in politely telling the US Senator that the decision by the Zanzibar authorities to reflag Iranian tankers is a legitimate commercial act undertaken by the Zanzibar authorities who have autonomy in taking action that serves the economic interests of the people of Zanzibar.

He should tell them that Tanzania does not share the USA’s view that the Islamic Republic of Iran promotes international terrorism nor is Tanzania obliged to follow the USA and EU line that Iran is bent on seeking to have nuclear weapons, much as all countries in the world including the USA, EU countries, Israel, Pakistan, India, etc ought to be encouraged to abandon the nuclear weapons stockpiles that they, unlike iran, already have.

Iran is entitled to engage in nuclear research for whatever purpose. Tanzania receives technical assistance from the USA in the fight against malaria and HIV/AIDS, but this should never be used as means to exert illegitimate influence on Tanzania’s independent foreign policy actions. USA mining interests in Tanzania are extensive and should the USA illegally impose sanctions on Tanzania and withdraw aid , Tanzania will be left free to act in manner that may benefit its people and it should not be held accountable for unpleasant outcomes viz a viz USA mining companies’ interests.
On this one all Tanzanians, irrespective of our own internal political quarrels must unite and tell Uncle Sam to “just grin and bare it” where the issue of the reflaging of Iranian oil tankers is concerned.

We can not afford to have the Union government quarrel with the Zanzibar government over this matter so soon after the oil/gas hot potatoes!

By WaMzizima

Huo uwezo ndugu yangu hatuna, ni ndoto tu...labda miaka kumi ijayo na hata haposijui. Hii dunia yote imetawaliwa na mfumo dume ambao unatawaliwa na USA kwa taarifa yako. Hivi vikwazo vya sasa walivyowekewa Iran ni kuhusu bima ya meli zao...makampuni pekee yanayotoa bima ya meli hizi kubwa za mafuta ni ya USA na UK basi dunia nzima! hakuna kampuni za uarabuni wala Asia zinazoweza kutoa bima hizo. Na bila bima kwenye meli hakuna mtu atakeyenunua hayo mafuta, upo hapo? kwa mfumo huu ndio maana nakweleza kuwa ukiwachokoza hawa mabwana kuna namna watakubana tu kwa sababu mfumo wote umeelemea kwao...kwa hiyo fikiri kwanza kabla ya kuanza kudai kuwa hatuhitaji misaada yao kitu ambacho si kweli na uhuru wetu ni wa bendera tu kwa taarifa yako.

Asante Mkuu kwa angalizo zuri. Kuna jamaa humu wanaongea na kusambaza siasa zilizokwisha sambaratika! Tafadhalini WaTZ wenzangu tufikiri kwa mapana zaidi.

By MTANGANYIKA ORIGINAL

On this one all Tanzanians who cherish the country’s independence must stand together with President Kikwete in politely telling the US Senator that the decision by the Zanzibar authorities to reflag Iranian tankers is a legitimate commercial act undertaken by the Zanzibar authorities who have autonomy in taking action that serves the economic interests of the people of Zanzibar.

He should tell them that Tanzania does not share the USA’s view that the Islamic Republic of Iran promotes international terrorism nor is Tanzania obliged to follow the USA and EU line that Iran is bent on seeking to have nuclear weapons, much as all countries in the world including the USA, EU countries, Israel, Pakistan, India, etc ought to be encouraged to abandon the nuclear weapons stockpiles that they, unlike iran, already have.

Iran is entitled to engage in nuclear research for whatever purpose. Tanzania receives technical assistance from the USA in the fight against malaria and HIV/AIDS, but this should never be used as means to exert illegitimate influence on Tanzania’s independent foreign policy actions. USA mining interests in Tanzania are extensive and should the USA illegally impose sanctions on Tanzania and withdraw aid , Tanzania will be left free to act in manner that may benefit its people and it should not be held accountable for unpleasant outcomes viz a viz USA mining companies’ interests.
On this one all Tanzanians, irrespective of our own internal political quarrels must unite and tell Uncle Sam to “just grin and bare it” where the issue of the reflaging of Iranian oil tankers is concerned.

We can not afford to have the Union government quarrel with the Zanzibar government over this matter so soon after the oil/gas hot potatoes!

Mtanganyika Original, I disagree! The Tanzanian Govt. can not chose to deal with Iran at this point and expect to get away with it. You wait and you will see. This will be the turning point of the existing corrupt political system.

Hawa Wamerekani wanaweza kupeleka azimio ICC likapita usiku viongozi wakuu wakakamatwa wakiwa ziarani. Bashir wa Sudan huwa haendi huko,ni suala la kuheshimu vikwazo vya Umoja wa Mataifa. Halafu hapa kuna harufu ya Grand corruption.

Kuna tatizo ipo kwenye vikwazo vya UN

siwezi kuamini macho yangu, iasee hii nchi imeoza haina kiongozi

By uhuru1

ulafi na ufisadi wa serikali ya kikwete sasa unaliingiza taifa katika mgogoro wa kidiplomasia. Juzi tumeionya serikali, leo serikali ya marekani inatoa onyo kwa kikwete. Sababu iran. Watueleze ni kitu gani viongozi wa iran wamekuwa wakifuata tanzania ! Mwakyembe, membe rostam na kikwete kazi kwenu



tanzania must stop re-flagging iran tankers: U.s. Lawmaker

washington | fri jun 29, 2012 1:39pm edt (reuters) - tanzania must stop the practice of "re-flagging" iranian oil tankers or it will face the threat of u.s. Sanctions and damage its ties with washington, a u.s. Lawmaker warned on friday.

Howard berman, the ranking member of the house committee on foreign affairs, accused tanzania of reflagging at least six and possibly as many at 10 tankers owned by the national iranian tanker company.

"this action by your government has the effect of assisting the iranian regime in evading u.s. And eu sanctions and generating additional revenues for its nuclear enrichment and weapons research program and its support for international terrorism,"

berman said in a letter to president jakaya kikwete that was obtained by reuters. Berman said if the tankers were allowed to continue sailing under the tanzanian flag, tanzania could face the sanctions that president barack obama signed into law.

He said congress would also have "no choice" but to consider whether to continue the range of bilateral u.s. Programs with tanzania.officials at tanzania's embassy were not immediately available to comment on berman's letter.

The sanctions, along with similar action by the european union, are aimed at pressuring iran to curb its nuclear program, which the west believes aims to develop nuclear weapons but which tehran says is for peaceful purposes. The united states gave china a six-month reprieve from iran financial sanctions on thursday. The obama administration has now spared all 20 of iran's major oil buyers from its unilateral sanctions, rewarding them for cutting purchases of iranian oil.

below are some of the super-tankers that have been renamed, and flying the tanzanian flag:

davar (previous name): Companion – tanzania
haraz: Freedom – tanzania
susangrid: Daisy – tanzania

barua yao hii hapa:

dear president kikwete,
i am writing to express my deep dismay that tanzania has permitted the national iranian tanker company (nitc), to reflag at least 6 and as many as 10 of its vessels under the tanzanian ship registry, allowing them to remain under nitc ownership and continuing to transport iran’s crude oil exports. This action by your government has the effect of assisting the iranian regime in evading u.s. And eu sanctions and generating additional revenues for its nuclear enrichment and weapons research programs and its support for international terrorism.

It is profoundly disappointing to me to learn that your government has acted in contravention of the broad international coalition that is working together to use peaceful means, including economic sanctions, to change the threatening behavior of the iranian regime. The decision to accept the re-flagging of nitc vessels casts a shadow over tanzania’s international reputation.

I respectfully request that tanzania cancel the re-flagging of the nitc vessels. Given the close and cooperative relationship that our two governments now enjoy, it would be unfortunate if this action were permitted to stand.

It would be preferable that tanzania take this action of its own accord. However, your government should take note of president obama’s executive order 13608, signed may 1, 2012, which provides for the imposition of sanctions on any entity worldwide, including foreign governments, that assists iran in evading u.s. Sanctions. In my view, reflagging iranian oil tankers falls within the scope of sanctionable activity under that executive order. In addition, if tanzania were to allow iranian vessels to remain under tanzanian registry, we in the congress would have no choice but to consider whether to continue the range of bi-lateral u.s. Programs with tanzania.

Sincerely,

howard berman
ranking democrat, house foreign affairs committee

wadau, njaa kitu mbaya sana, kwani ukiwa nayo hata mavi utakula. Wa tz, tunadhalilika mno kwa sababu tu ya njaa ambayo hutufanya tusione hata hatari iliyoko mbele yetu. Laiti kama serikali ingeamua kitambo kuwafundisha wananchi wake kujifunga mikanda, kupunguza matumizi serikalini na kuelekeza nguvu ktk uzalishaji wa ndani hakika udhalimu huu tusingeipata. Tanzania sasa imekuwa kama mwanaume ***** ambaye hana sauti kwa sababu tu hana ubavu kiuchumi. Masikini nchi yangu-nikifikiria hili kwa undani natokwa machozi.nafikiri ni wakati sasa kwa umoja wetu kuhamasishana ktk uzalishaji kkt kila sekta ili tusiendelee kuwa mpira ambao kila mtu hujipigia atakavyo. Tutaendelea kuwa omba omba hadi lini? Hivi kweli kwa rasilimali na nguvu kazi tulizonazo serikali yetu kweli imeshindwa kuweka mipango endelevu ya kujitegemea na kuacha kutembeza bakuli na kujidhalilisha kila kukicha huku tukiambulia makombo kama mbwa koko? Siamini hata kidogo hadi naingia kaburini. Naamini nia za dhati zinaweza kututoa hapa tulipo.


Nasikitika sana kwa kifo cha taratibu kinachoipata nchi yangu, sala yangu kila kukicha ni "ee mungu tusaidie wanao"

By Nyakageni

mkuu imetoka huko. Hadi link imewekwa

Huo mkataba na Iran itabidi uwe cancelled effective Immediately- Hawa jamaa hawatanoi kwenye SECURITY.

MAREKANI YATISHIA KUPUNGUZA MISAADA YAKE KWA TANZANIA KWA MADAI YA KURUHUSU MELI ZA MAFUTA ZA IRAN KUPEPERUSHA BENDERA YA TANZANIA



Tanzania imetakiwa kusimamisha matumizi ya bendera yake katika meli za mafuta za Iran ikiwa kama juhudi za nchi hiyo kukwepa vikwazo vya kiuchumi iliyowekewa na Marekani na Umoja wa Ulaya.

Mbunge mwandamizi katika baraza la wawakilishi la bunge la Marekani, Howard Berman, mdemokrat kutoka California amemwandikia barua Rais Jakaya Kikwete wa Tanzania kumtaka asimamishe matumizi ya bendera ya Tanzania katika meli za Iran.

Hatua ya mbunge huyo imekuwa baada ya ripoti kuwa meli za kampuni ya usafirishaji mafuta ya Iran, NITC, zimesajiliwa kama meli za Tanzania na kupeperusha bendera ya nchi hiyo.

Mbunge Berman amesema katika barua hiyo ya Juni 29 kuwa misaada ya Marekani kwa Tanzania itakuwa hatarini endapo hatua za haraka hazitachukuliwa.

Katika barua hiyo Berman amesema inasikitisha kuona serikali ya Tanzania imechukua hatua zinazokiuka ushirika wa kimataifa unaoshirikiana, kwa njia za amani.

Tangu Rais Kikwete aingie madarakani miaka saba iliyopita Tanzania imekuwa ikipata misaada mikubwa kutoka Marekani ukiwemo mpango wa afya wa PEPFAR ulioanzishwa na Rais George Bush na mpango wa Millenium Challenge.

Naibu Waziri wa Miundombinu na Mawasiliano wa Zanzibar Issa Haji Gave amesema katika mahojiano na Sauti ya Amerika, VOA, kuwa meli hizo zilisajiliwa Zanzibar kama meli za Uingereza sio meli za Iran

Hii kitu ilishajadiliwa sana humu tangu jana tena ktk threads tatu tofauti.

Kwani tz imeanza kurejista meli za kimataifa?

Marekani na sera zao kandamizi!

Rostam alishasema serikali ya Kikwete kaiweka mfukoni na wala haiwezi kumfanya kitu. Na akasema tena kuwa akikohoa tu asubui uchumi wa nchi inayumba sasa hapo unategemea Vasco Dagama atasema nn. Rostam atachangia pesa inayotakiwa kwenye bajeti badala ya nchi za ulaya. Rostam kamwingiza Vasco Dagama kwenye matatizo bila Vasco kujua. Hili linatokana na kuvua gamba sasa tuone nani zaidi. Rostam huyooo kwao Iran. Tulipokuwa tunasema Rostam ni Miran wengi walibisha sasa yametimia. Vasco Dagama ataanza safari zake za ugunduzi kwenye miamba ya Iran.

Iranian government supported him financially during both elections to buy t-shirt, his hands are tighted on his nuts mpaka adate this time.

Kenya to buy 30 million barrels a year of Iran oil despite embargo.

Source cctv news 1 hour ago

Seems Kenya is turning East.

is Kenya at risk of facing economic/financial sanctions from The USA and EU by buying oil from Iran ? or some double standards on this Iranian saga from the USA and EU

Nairobi, Kenya.
Monday 2 July 2012.

Kenya agrees to buy Iran oil, silent on sactions:

Kenya has agreed to import 4 million tonnes of Iranian crude oil per year, a senior Kenyan energy official said on Monday.

Patrick Nyoike, permanent secretary at the energy ministry, said the two governments signed the memorandum of understanding on the oil last month. He did not say how many years the agreement covered.

"The details will come later," Nyoike told Reuters by telephone, declining to comment on how the deal sits with U.S. and European Union (EU) sanctions against Iranian oil exports.

Most other importers of Iranian crude oil have sharply reduced purchases to earn exemptions from U.S. financial sanctions.

The European sanctions - including a ban on imports of Iranian oil by EU states and measures that make it difficult for other countries to trade with Iran - came into effect on Sunday.

Lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are meanwhile working to finalise a new package of sanctions aimed at further reducing oil and other revenues used by Iran to further its nuclear program.

Nyoike said the crude would total about 30 million barrels over one year, equivalent to around 80,000 barrels per day.
Kenya's only refinery said last month it would start buying its own crude oil. It processes 1.6 million tonnes a year.
Kenya has signed similar memorandums deals before.

Under President Mwai Kibaki, the east African nation has increasingly turned to new economic partners, forging close ties with nations like China and Libya under Muammar Gaddafi's leadership.

The shift in foreign policy stance has sometimes caused unease among its traditional western allies. Kenya is a key strategic ally in the U.S. led fight against militant Islam. (Reporting by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Richard Lough and Anthony Barker)

Source: Kenya agrees to buy Iran oil, silent on sanctions*- Corporate News*|businessdailyafrica.com

By nngu007

Let them Sanction Tanzania; By the Way Kikwete love to visit USA, he will pay for that...

After all they are fighting in Zanzibar and they are the one who gave the Iranians Tanzania name so if we get

Sanctions they will not send food to the island so they will face the rythm, and to the mainland we fight also

so our Dhaifu Government will learn the lesson to work and resolved their citizen problems before it become a disease

Hiki kingereza sijakielewa ! -I'm sorry!

Swala la JK kuingia mkataba na Iran bila kuwasiliana na bunge ili waweze kutumia bendela ya Tanzania ktk meli zao za mafuta ni la KIBABE, DICTETOR NA UBINAFSI. Hili swala ni la kitaifa, kwa mtazamo wangu-sidhani ni BUSARA mtu mmoja kufanya maamuzi peke yake bila kuwasiliana na wawakilishi wa wananchi (WABUNGE). Ni wazi JK amefanya hili kwa manufaa binafsi anayo yajua yeye.

NYEPESI NYEPESI;

CCM ipo kwenye mitambo ya kupumulia kwa sasa na 2015 kwa mambo ya nyakati KITANUKA. Hivyo basi JK kuogopa CCM kupoteza hatamu (KUFA) mikononi mwake yupo tayari kufanya lolote hata kuuza nchi. Inasemekana IRAN imemuahidi kuisaidia CCM kifedha, hali na mali ili ishinde 2015....Endelea.