1 posted on
03/12/2006 9:13:18 AM PST by
nuconvert
To: nuconvert
Iran on Sunday ruled out a proposal to conduct uranium enrichment on Russian territory, drawing a harsh rebuke from a lawmaker in Moscow who said the move destroyed the only chance for a compromise in the standoff over Tehran's suspect nuclear program. Just in time for the UNSC to take up the matter this week.
2 posted on
03/12/2006 9:21:10 AM PST by
Reborn
To: nuconvert
A thought. Without Iran selling gas/oil to other countries it would no longer have any meaningful income. It's economical system and banking systems would collapse.
Oil markets and source countries would adjust price/output of gas/oil to close to compensate for the Iranian loss. So for many western countries as well as most of the world's industrialized nations perhaps at worse would see short term decreases in oil/gas and a of course the higher prices.
Perhaps for the short term some EU countries would feel the heat more then others, that are almost totally dependend on foreign gas/oil. Russia you can bet will attempt to make up the difference, and just because say Saudi Arabia or Canada may advertise they are at full production capacities to extract oil/gas and export it, and export all the cracked fractions and all the petrochemcical end products, perhaps all of a sudden it would announced that they, other ME, Asian oil/gas rich countries would take up the slack, and it would be business as usual within 6 months.
Meanwhile Iran would go under. Setting the stage for the revolution if it really has a chance to occure. Things are not black in white. What can truely appear to be the case one day can take on a different look the next day.
One thing for sure is the Russians must be pissed that the goons are not willing to play ball. They obvioulsy would love to make big bucks on joint gas/oil pipelines and the continued aid they provide to Iran. And of course the EU's, China that trade with them will loose out. Just some thoughts that cross my mind.
3 posted on
03/12/2006 9:56:27 AM PST by
Marine_Uncle
(Honor must be earned)
To: nuconvert
Russia just washed her hands. That is good.
5 posted on
03/13/2006 7:06:27 AM PST by
RusIvan
("THINK!" the motto of IBM)
To: nuconvert
The Duma member who rebuked them is no slouch - he's listened to other there and not one of the wackjobs....
8 posted on
03/14/2006 1:11:08 PM PST by
Romanov
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