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| Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz over EU oil sanctions |
| 2012-01-23 |
| A senior member of Iran's parliament said on Monday the Islamic Republic would close the entry point to the Gulf if new sanctions block its oil exports, reiterating a threat made by officials a month ago that caused a temporary oil price spike. "If any disruption happens regarding the sale of Iranian oil, the Strait of Hormuz will definitely be closed," Mohammad Kossari, deputy head of parliament's foreign affairs and national security committee, told the semi-official Fars news agency. The threat came after European Union nations agreed on an oil embargo against Iran as part of sanctions over its nuclear programme. Diplomats in Brussels said the EU foreign ministers would officially adopt the measures later on Monday that were hashed out by the 27 ambassadors. The measures include an immediate embargo on new contracts for crude oil and petroleum products while existing ones are allowed to run until July. "I am confident that the EU will give a resolute answer today to Iran's refusal to fulfill its international obligations on the nuclear programme," German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said ahead of the official adoption by the foreign ministers. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 TOPIX > [Daily Mail.UK] WAR WID IRAN COULD TIP US INTO BLOODIEST CONFLICT SINCE 1945. ARTIC = Despite any negative feelings they may have towards the Tehran Govt-Regime, the 1980's Iran-Iraq War showed that the People of Iran as a class are fiercely patriotic/nationalistic, hence are more likely to unite behind the Mullahs, NOT the US-Israel-Allies, in response to any foreign attack or invasion of Iran. YYYUUUUPPPP - I MIGHT ALSO ADD NOT JUST A VIOLENT OR "BLOODY" CONFLICT [casualty-intensive], BUT ALSO POTENS HIGHLY DAMAGING, IFF NOT DESTRUCTIVE OR CATASTROPHIC, TO US + UK GEOPOL STATUS IN THE WORLD. THE CONVENTIONAL = LIMITED NUCLEAR? NUCLEAR? EXISTENTIAL "MOTHER OF ALL BATTLES" + "PEOPLE'S WAR" THAT SADDAMIST IRAQ WAS NOT. Iff the Mullahs have their way, it will be a REGIONAL, TRANS-REGIONAL, + GLOBAL CONFLICT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-23 22:58 |
| #2 Iran's prob is keeping the Strait closed, espec iff the US Navy-DOD + NATO come around. IMO Tehran must recognize they aren't ready at this time to seriously confront the US-NATO Navies, etc. in the Gulf, hence my belief that Tehran is indir/roundaboutly targeting + humiliating the SAUDI-led, mostly Sunni Arab League + OPEC-OIC. The Arab League thus far isn't taking any sort of unilateral, non-US,NATO led Milaction agz Baby Assad's anti-Arab Spring bloody crackdown in Syruh - PRECISELY THE POINT??? Lastly, any serious Iranian closure of the Gulf makes the PIPELINE WARS in WEST, CENTRAL, + SOUTH ASIA that much more important. [PIERCE BROSNAN, SOPHIE MARCEAU = JAMES BOND 007's THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH here]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-23 19:18 |
| #1 Go ahead and try it guys. We'll see how much you can use that oil when you can't sell it to anyone. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-01-23 11:03 |