[edpc]

"If the oil producing Gulf states give the green light to replacing Iran's oil these countries would be the main culprits for whatever happens in the region - including the Strait of Hormuz," Khatibi told the Sharq daily newspaper.

I know people will perceive this as empty bluster from Iran. However, it's good to remember they're led by death cultists who welcome chaos and destruction.

[bert]

It must be realized that the whole problem is that Iran wants hegemony if not downright ownership of the Gulf states.

The Gulf States have blossomed into a great force in international trade beyond their oil wealth. Iran has fallen by the wayside. They want the gulf wealth and they want above all Mecca.

The current warning is merely an excuse for the coming attempt to conquer the Gulf

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[tet68]

It’s everybody elses fault.

Uhhuh.

[Venturer]

In other words Iran threatens everybody.

They threaten their Arab neighbors now.

I wonder if these neighbors realise they will be coming under Irans heel if they get their bomb?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Interesting sales pitch; buy my oil or else...

[JPG]

Iran keeps putting out its chin and daring anyone to take a healthy swing. The line is already forming with those who wish to participate.

[Leep]

Iran is sounding desparate and maybe Vulnerable.
Maybe we could send Neville Ron Chamberlain Paul to negotiate with them?

[Chode]

so it's down to shiite vs sunni...

[Max in Utah]

Here’s hoping an embargo of Iranian oil will squeeze their economy enough that a second revolution occurs which will overthrow the ayatollas.

Now, if we only had an American president, to support the rebels with money and arms...

[dennisw]

Do these turbaned maggots have nukes to back that up???? Just wait until they do.

[Fitzy_888]

The Iranian Rial has lost 34% of it’s value between September 2011 and the end of the years. Their currency is losing 1% of it’s value every 3 to 4 days. Under these conditions you can’t save, it’s foolish to save. They spend Iranian money as fast as possible on comsumer staples/durable goods; or, exchange it for foreign currency (US dollars). The appearence to an inept Mullah is probably that of a bussling economy because goods are moving at warp speed.

Soon enough...those are going to look like the good old days! Particularly with building banking sanctions that will make currency exchange more difficult.

“This is not a good time for the Iran government to lack popularity,” -Alireza Nader, an expert on Iran at the RAND Corporation

(Did we need the RAND Corporation to tell us that???)

They have parlimentary elections in March and reformists have been banned.

If Arab Spring come to Iran this spring, the hard liners need all the saber rattling they can muster to consolidate their minority of support.