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2007-01-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran President's future in doubt as MPs rebel
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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-01-16 09:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 at: http://www.tse.ir/qtp_27-04-2048/tse/

You can see a graph of the Tehran stock index. It is down about 30% since 2005 (with the decrease in the value of the currency, the real loss is more like 40%). Since virtually everyone (Mullah and non Mullah) in the Govt leadership has lots of stock (typically extorted from companies), you can imagine the unhappiness.

If you had gone to all that work to steal equity and then had the govt. mismanage things to drive down the value of your holdings, well, that would tick you off wouldn't it.
Posted by mhw 2007-01-16 09:12|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]  2007-01-16 09:12|| Front Page Top

#2 I think Tehran are getting nervous re a possible US/Israrel Attack.

Proves to me they only repond to force not dialogue.
Posted by Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-01-16 11:26||   2007-01-16 11:26|| Front Page Top

#3 This sort of headline from today's news has a lot to do with it-

AFX News Limited
Oil plummets, New York crude surpasses last week's 19 month lows UPDATE
01.16.07, 11:16 AM ET

It's hard to conquer the world with a one-note economy. Not that its going to stop them from trying.
Posted by Baba Tutu 2007-01-16 12:36||   2007-01-16 12:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Is there a market in pastachio futures?
Posted by Shipman 2007-01-16 15:57||   2007-01-16 15:57|| Front Page Top

#5 It will do my heart some good to see this guy sacked. Not that the replacement will be any better, but at least the midget will get dumped on.
Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-16 16:20||   2007-01-16 16:20|| Front Page Top

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