Zalman Shoval - Iran

"Some European governments also refuse to go along with American requests to curtail banking relations with Iranian banks (some of which are known to finance Tehran's nuclear and ballistic projects as well as terrorist activities around the world), to stop issuing loan guarantees for exports to Iran and freeze certain Iranian assets. All of the above, by the way, contravenes the two-year bargain promoted by Europe in which the United States agreed to support European efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis over the Iranian nuclear program.
Why does all this sound so frighteningly familiar? Because before and during World War II Swiss and other banks, as well as more than a few industrial firms, refused to stop business activities with Nazi Germany "--