Did you see the part where it said "So too, oddly, is the worlds greatest sanction-busting nation, France"???? Maybe you missed that phrase. Actually was ripping them too.
not to get into an argument on teh interweb, but the french are mentioned but once:
"For the moment, ever-stricter sanctions on Iran seems the only answer. America is resolute about this. So too, oddly, is the world’s greatest sanction-busting nation, France. So the scope for tightening the economic ratchet on Iran, and the means to do so, look healthy. "
the statement indicates a general dislike of the snail-eaters, but admits they are currently doing the right thing - but then again, maybe you're the guy who writes the SAT reading-comp questions and seems to divine something more out of it than i