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Iran halts oil exports to UK, France
Associated Press
Published: 19.02.12, 17:29
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1. I think Saudis will be ego to pick up the slack.
leo ,   usa   (02.19.12)
Iranians are better to ask themselves what will happen when desperate Europe will finally discover an alternative. How many of them will be willing to come back to unreliable Iranian oil consumption.
2. It's all Israels fault....No getting around it! TATA
Edithann ,   USA   (02.19.12)
3. Time for action
Moshe ,   US   (02.19.12)
Bomb them before it's too late. The "beards" have already threatened to do what the nazis did in WWII, and the World is silent now as it was then. Bomb them and if that buys time for Israel or helps to topple the gov't in Iran then do it...enough talk.
4. # 2
Birdi ,   Israel   (02.19.12)
Correct retard, it's all Israel's fault that Iran wants to wipe us off the face of the earth. You are dumber than dumb.
5. #2ediea$$
Jerome ,   Basalt, Colorado   (02.19.12)
going through life ignorant hateful and stupid must be very boring!
6. Moshe, yeah enough talk, boy!
Persian CAT   (02.19.12)
Are you going to volunteer to join the attack force? Or, just like the coward that you are, you'd like to stay in the US and "watch"?!
7. Edithann # 2
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (02.19.12)
Jewish people really give you an inferiority complex don't they? Hang around this site long enough and perhaps some of the Jewishness will rub off on you and make you a better person. We can only hope.
8. Israeli war drums say defeat Obama, by raising oil prices
Steven Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (02.19.12)
...before the November elections, the window of opportunity is closing.
9. To #7
Mr.P ,   MI, USA   (02.19.12)
Well said !
10. Some solution to this problem . . .
AlbertoGA ,   St. George, USA   (02.19.12)
For France use Champagne for your Cars. For the UK, Hum ! how about Whisky Basta Iran Oil
11. IRAN-THE ENTIRE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION...
SJOERD RUURD ,   LAND-PART OF EARTH..   (02.19.12)
SECOND TALKBACK ON THAT SUBJECT: THE LAW, LEGISLATION, CHARTER OF EVERY COUNTRY/PEOPLE, WITH A U.N.O.-MEMBERSHIP, ALSO OF THE U.N.O.-ITS-SELF COULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED/CAN BE CHANGED IN A/THE WAY THAT THE IRANIAN PEOPLE, AND EVERY OTHER PEOPLE WHO UNFORTUNATELY STILL LIVES UNDER EVERY FORM OF CRIMINAL DICTATORSHIP/(ORGANIZED) CRIME, IF THAT IS WANTED/WISHED, COULD/ DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT/ARE ABLE TO ELECT/TO CHOOSE AN OWN CERTAIN FORM OF DEMOCRACY,(FOR THE ENTIRE HUMANITY, THE FAMILY OF MANKIND) EVERYWHERE, ALWAYS (SINCE 1945, WHEN THE U.N.O.WAS/HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, TO SERVE, TO PROTECT MANKIND, WHEN/AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR COULD BE ENDED.)....
12. Not a very big deal
TC   (02.19.12)
Because Iran's crude represents only +/- 3% of France's monthly need. Figures are similar for the UK. Basically they are just trying to impress with almost nothing. As usual.
13. The words these talkbackers are looking for...
TaylorT ,   Earth   (02.19.12)
...are 'THANK YOU' France and the UK could have acted like every other nation on the planet (except the US) and done nothing but continue to trade with Iran. But they took a stand. Now their lives have become slightly more difficult and all for YOU. So come on, let's try it again, this time one letter at a time: T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U It's not hard. Once you do it a few times you might get good at it. Who knows what will happen then? You might even get more than one or two friends on the planet.
14. Playing With Fire
Noah Lev ,   LosAngelesUSA   (02.19.12)
Israel has 5 Dolphin subs with hundreds of nuke warheads, offshore Iran. It patrols the entire area..and will get another sub soon. It has the means to wipe out Iranians nuke sites..and its missiles ( Shihabs), now including ballistic (reach Europe and US interests). Why wait? Iran's head Mullah has been threatening for years to wipe out the Jewish state, as a cancer in the M.E. ( Israel-Iran have never fought a war and do not share a border). While 3m former Pales Arabs languish in countries..wishing for a miracle. Iran threatens to destroy the country in 9 minutes. What kind of miracle will they come back to? To Israel: stop talking so much..and start acting. The entire world wants Iran to adhere to the UNSC resolutions. They just dont get it,. play with fire, so to speak.
15. Message to Iran's oil customers
Cynthia ,   USA   (02.19.12)
Iran is unstable and the leadership irrational. If they "punish" customers in France and the UK by suddenly withholding oil, they will do the same to any customer. Surely India is rethinking their oil agreement after Iran's recent terror attack on India's soil. At the same time, if these countries only purchase 18% of their oil from Iran, that means they buy 82% from other sources. Iran's attempt to "punish" these countries only serves to motivate these countries to dump Iran competely. In shortsighted fashion, Iran is accelerating sanctions against their oil and gas industry.
16. Steven @ 8, if so it is not such bad idea.
leo ,   usa   (02.19.12)
Clearly, US needs help in that department and every little bit is enormously useful.
17. Iran means business
Abu Jihad ,   Al Quds Palestine   (02.19.12)
some people still live in the past. iran is now a true superpower with a long arm to reach (remember the Hizbulla Missiles in 2006, today they have 50,000) and They have control over Iraq (they appoint the PM and the goverment), they have a large shiaa population supporting them in the Gulf states as well No one can ignore Iran., and attacking Iran will be disasterous for Israel. This is why no Israeli PM will even have the guts to do so, lets face it, Israel can attack with the help of the US, but Israel is too scared to do so, because Its a Gutless state
18. 17 Come to Europe brother.We need people like you :)
Jibril ,   London   (02.19.12)
19. Brains vs Guts No 17
Tim   (02.20.12)
Some of you guys don't have brains nor guts. All this Kindergarden talk about who is stronger .... tiring ... why don't try to educate yourself a little bit. Real stupidity in talkbacks comes either palestine or use .... why is that ... all you see is violence ... get a grip, read a book and chill ... like a bunch of competitive little teen agers ... sick of it .... grow up people and reak your bible, whichever it may be properly if you can read and reconsider .... it seems that some people are excluded from evolution
20. re to #17
Moishl ,   Budapest,Hungary   (02.20.12)
Yeah,right!Israel is so gutless that it 's 6 million inhabitants scare 1,5 billion muslims worl-wide!1,5 billion people are so weak they don't have the guts to fight 13 million Jews!Hahahaha,you are a joke,pal!
21. #17 The Terror Business
Cynthia ,   USA   (02.20.12)
Interesting how Khamenei boasts about being at war with the west yet Iran depends on the west for business. Without oil sales, Iran cannot wage war and will plunge Iran even deeper into debt. The impact of sanctions and economic isolation has already resulted in a reduction in funding to Hezbollah and Hamas. We're still waiting for Ahmadinejad to announce Iran's great achievements. Abu Jihad is on the wrong side of history.
22. #20
iubelo ,   Italy   (02.20.12)
You are right!It really seems G-d is on our side,after all!I mean:if it weren't so,world muslims would have already united and blotted us out!Seems to me they are just a bunch of posers and not really dangerous!
23. #15 I think you mixed it up
Fluffi ,   Germany   (02.20.12)
Iran exports 18% of its oil to the EU and not that the EU imports 18% of its oil from Iran. France for example imports 4% of its total oil from Iran, Germany less than 1%. And that's part of the problem. Iran exports 82% of its oil to non-EU countries. Iran's main customers are China, Japan, India, South Korea, Turkey and South Africa (together 70% of Iran's exports). As long as these countries don't join the sanctions, there won't be any significant effect. Iran has isolated itself so much from the West, that we (US and EU) are just not important to them.
24. 17 abu baby
alsky ,   toronto   (02.20.12)
are we supposed to be scared ? Listen to your frined and go to England. The takeover will be faster.
25. oil rising ...
spyguy ,   Seattle USA   (02.20.12)
As of 0500 on Monday 20 Feb, oil is rising. WTI (US) = USD 105 Brent (UK) = USD 121 What will it be at 2300? What will the consequences for Israel be? Iran has effectively checkmated the US.
26. #23 That makes Iran more vulnerable
Cynthia ,   USA   (02.20.12)
Four countries purchase 59% of Iran's crude oil. These countries include China, Japan, India, South Korea. Iran will be in big trouble if any of these countries decide to reduce oil supplies from Iran. A competitor such as Saudi Arabia could offer them a better deal. Your statement that the EU is not important to Iran is simply untrue. The EU remains Iran's largest trade partner for other exports such as chemicals, manufactured goods and machinery. Iran is trying to pressure the EU into doing business with them.
27. #26 okay,
Fluffi ,   Germany   (02.20.12)
not important was of course a bit exaggerated, I should have wrote not important enough.
28. gotta love Iran's 5th grade response
Josh ,   Atlanta   (02.22.12)
You won't let us sell our oil?? YOU AREN'T EVEN ALLOWED TO BUY OUR OIL ANYWAY!! Good luck getting oil from any of the other OPEC nations that aren't boycotting or the North Sea or Canada or Russia, .....hey guys do we export other stuff?? But in all seriousness, the sanctions won't work. War is inevitable...nothing short of Iranian leaders abandoning militant Islam will stop this war from coming. But the very definition, the inception of the Iranian regime is Islamic Revolution...violent overthrow and export. Iran will not suffer Israel to continue to "occupy" what was at one time a Muslim controlled territory (they could care less about original ownership of the land anymore than they care whether the Holocaust happened, they have proven that they will deny obvious historical fact if it suits their political interests). Israel knows this, therefore the existential threat...Israel cannot allow a hostile nation so close to acquire atomic weapons because Israel isn't big enough to absorb a nuclear attack...it would break the country. I'm really surprised how loony some people are, I mean some folks really just over think this. The war is inevitable.
29. Iran #17
Jimo44 ,   USA   (04.08.12)
Iran is a howling, lame dog no one would even care if their leaders weren't crazy.....Why haven't the citizens thrown them out? waiting for someone else to do it?
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