companies like total, the big french oil companies say they will not cut off gasoline to iran unless they re compelled to do so by this law. bret: it would have to be a coalition of the willing in addition to the u.s. what the u.s. is threatening, the only thing that could possibly work, none of these sanctions will probably work and military force will be the only option. sanctions that could work is the u.s. denying access to u.s. markets to companies dealing with iran such as the french company total. france faced with a choice such as the u.s. or iran they might cut off supplying oil to iran. a lot of businesses have begun pulling back from iran under the threat of unilateral u.s. sanctions. the obama administration wants to weaken congressional sanctions which could have an effect. they are really in the u.n. sanctions which are incredibly weak. they are really putting emphasis they don t like congress in the way. they want to work with the u.n. this is the u.n. this week th