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Iran Threatens to Use Oil in Nuke Standoff
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Whoozyerdaddy
Lifer
We don't get any oil from Iran. The only way it could hurt us would be the loss of supply to international demand driving the prices up.
Interesting thought... China gets ~10% of their oil from Iran. What happens to them if Iran just pulls their oil from the market? And second... Oil is pretty much the only thing keeping Iran from being a third world country. How long could they afford to keep their oil off the market? Not long I'm thinking.
I think Amanidajad is hoping nobody calls his bluff.
Interesting thought... China gets ~10% of their oil from Iran. What happens to them if Iran just pulls their oil from the market? And second... Oil is pretty much the only thing keeping Iran from being a third world country. How long could they afford to keep their oil off the market? Not long I'm thinking.
I think Amanidajad is hoping nobody calls his bluff.
zephyrprime
Diamond Member
Prices would go through the roof.
No...Nigeria, Canada and Venezula saying they are not shipping oil to the states anymore means they would not have a supply....
Iran threatening what they are, when the do not ship oil to the states, will affect price. It will cost more, but the countries who ship to the oil to the states will still be shipping it, although at a higher price....
Sooo supply to the world affects world prices...prices so not affect US incomming supply when it involves Iran.
dmcowen674
No Lifer
It means this Iran guy is obviously paid off by the Republicans.
He is purposely giving them Bullsh!t reasons to launch an attack on Iran on false pretense just like Iraq.
He is purposely giving them Bullsh!t reasons to launch an attack on Iran on false pretense just like Iraq.
1prophet
Diamond Member
This guy doesn't care for bush or the republicans any more than you do and he certainly isn't beholden to the almighty dollar.
Islam must prepare to rule the world, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a crowd of theological students in Iran's holy city of Qom, according to a report.
Ahmadinejad is urging Iranians to prepare for the coming of the Mahdi by turning the country into a mighty and advanced Islamic society and by avoiding the corruption and excesses of the West.
"We must prepare ourselves to rule the world and the only way to do that is to put forth views on the basis of the Expectation of the Return," Ahmadinejad said. "If we work on the basis of the Expectation of the Return [of the Mahdi], all the affairs of our nation will be streamlined and the administration of the country will become easier."
dmcowen674
No Lifer
Thanks
Of course I am, I'm not a sheeple puppet unlike yourself.
Starbuck1975
Lifer
Umm no...with American troops already over committed to Afghanistan and Iraq, the Iranian leadership is rattling its sabre...knowing full well that in an election year, and already facing one unpopular war, that it would be political suicide for the Republican leadership to make the case for another war in Iran...particularly given that the perceived benefits of such a war by the American people is somewhat abstract.
Iran will continue to make a lot of noise, the UN will stand there with its thumb up its collective ass, and America may launch an air campaign against Iran just to keep it in check...that, or Iran may just piss off Israel enough to the extent that they may do the work for us.
Iran won't use oil as a weapon.
Unlike Saddam whose country was growing at like -20% every year, Iran is growing at 6-8% every year.
Since Iranian mullahs like to act barbaric and base everything on the Quran, their entire economic system is dependent on oil. Iran doesn't even allow foreign investments or foreign companies to build in Iran.
If you want to start a business in Iran you have to get government permission, meaning they have to come and inspect it and approve of the idea.
Free thinking is not common in Iran. It's a slave country.
You don't want to piss off your slaves.
Unlike Saddam whose country was growing at like -20% every year, Iran is growing at 6-8% every year.
Since Iranian mullahs like to act barbaric and base everything on the Quran, their entire economic system is dependent on oil. Iran doesn't even allow foreign investments or foreign companies to build in Iran.
If you want to start a business in Iran you have to get government permission, meaning they have to come and inspect it and approve of the idea.
Free thinking is not common in Iran. It's a slave country.
You don't want to piss off your slaves.
K1052
Elite Member
The surest way to solidify the international community against Iran (except for maybe Russa) would be to attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz buy mining it or threating to sink tanker traffic. Europe, Asia, and the US would have little choice but to use force to reopen the Strait as soon as possible by whatever means necessary.
Iran surely knows this and that they can't possibly hope to stand against the US and European navys.
Iran surely knows this and that they can't possibly hope to stand against the US and European navys.
dmcowen674
No Lifer
another Republican not proud enough to even admit it and post any info in a profile, so who's the tool???
What? Iran has a lot of foreign companies in there from Europe, Russia, China, etc. European governments and companies have been funding Iran for years. Just a few days ago Iran announced plans to open up some fields for some companies - who is in the bidding process? European companies.
Japan gets a huge amount of oil from Iran, which would screw us quite a bit. Personally, it sounds more like he is just trying to bluff us some more. We're in an ego battle. Neither side wants to look week to their bases, but in the end, it will probably just continue to be rhetoric. I don't see how any country could risk losing that massive cash flow (4+ million barrels a day) and stay in power. You would either see the Supreme Leader come in or you would finally see a revolt against the autocratic segments, which would be awesome if it were the latter.
Orignal Earl
Diamond Member
I would bet Halliburton,Baker Hughes (BHI: Research, Estimates) and Smith International would put bids in also.
Halliburton operates in Iran despite sanctions
Looks like they all are still there?
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