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Ahmadinejad says Iran can do without oil sales
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Published: 10.04.12, 13:54
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1. 2 or 3 years? Tehran will be a parking lot in 2 or 3 years
Jordan Ispalestine ,   Los Angeles, CA   (04.10.12)
2. A Blow To The Mouth?
ASTRONAUT ,   USA   (04.10.12)
"whoever seeks to violate the rights of the Iranian nation will get a blow to the mouth." Ahmadi, your tirades are tedium. Do post a YouTube video of you personally giving an oral blow.
3. And dont you know why?
Tim ,   Brighton   (04.10.12)
Havent you heard about Ahmadinejads new Gas Find in Beirut? Its called the NasFartrallah Field - the Largest Human Gas Generator in the world. It comes out of the back as well as the front! Who needs Iranian oil!
4. NO PROBLEM: The people can eat sand...
Jewishness ,   AMERICA THE BEAUTIUL   (04.10.12)
Iran can stand 3 years ...the Iranians though will last 60-90 more days till overthrow of the unpopular theocracy...
5. Iraninans had better stock up on clubs and fire torches
Haim ,   TA   (04.10.12)
That way, when the Ape Man of Tehran drags the Iraninan nation back in to the stone age they will be prepared.
6. It does not matter
sk ,   USA   (04.10.12)
Iran can't get paid for their oil anyway (SWIFT blockage of Iranian monetary transactions). So what they are doing does not matter either way ...it's all posturing albeit weak.
7. Is this guy credible?
Eliahu ,   Raanana   (04.10.12)
2 or 3 years? I think there is a 'slight' difference between the two options - a few dozen of billions. Does this guy know what he is talking about? is he sure his people are going to accept it?
8. #4 sadly no
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (04.10.12)
Ahmadinejad, with Obama's support, raped and murdered every single leader of the Green Revolution and many of their family. Thanks to Obama's collaboration, the people of Iran are unable to overthrow Ahmadinejad. Obama's stupidity has made foreign military intervention in Iran inevitable, intervention that will lead to thousands of innocent dead. You should pray that Obama acts before Ahmadinjad gets nukes, or you will have lots of vaporized GIs.
9. #7 - Eliahu
Maurice ,   Montreal   (04.10.12)
Can a guy who claims his country does not have homosexuals be credible?
10. iran
spookey ,   birmingham uk   (04.10.12)
are well , autarky on the menu for the next 3 rys then, then what??????
11. The world doesnt need Iran either
A ,   Belgium   (04.10.12)
There are plenty of other theives and lunatics to buy oil from, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Nigeria, Venezuela, etc. And plenty of spineless, cowardly nations to pay the ridiculous prices too.
12. he's correct
Wes Clark   (04.10.12)
Obama's much trumpeted sanctions against Iran have failed miserably ! Countries like India, Turkey, Pakistan are all actively helping Iran easily bypass the half-hearted sanctions efforts. Successful use of barter system, routing payment thru tax-havens, smuggling oil & goods across border etc....all effectively nullifying the weak sanctions attempts. Obama is a liar & wimp, only interested in his re-election. Only fools believe him. Sanctions EPIC FAIL !
13. They hang "non existent"homosexuals in public
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (04.10.12)
The sad thing is they believe their own lies.
14. Perhaps he is preparing an insanity defense
Elad ,   Houston:USA   (04.10.12)
15. evading sanctions
Ted John   (04.10.12)
India is one of the main countries helping Iran evade sanctions. India is a scheming double-crosser that is chummy with both Israel & Iran simultaneously. Tries to milk the best deals from both countries....oil from Iran and high-tech weapons from Israel. India is an ally of USA, ally of Russia, all of Israel, ally of Iran and ally of anyone from whom they can extract some money or stuff from. Don't trust the cunning Indians a wink !
16. REMARKS OF THIS TYPE............#3
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (04.10.12)
Normally indicates frustration.Don't be frustrated,Tim.More is to come.
17. Hahaha - "We don't need oil sales"
William ,   Israel   (04.10.12)
Ok, it's only 3/4 of the State's GDP but who needs that, right? Guess they'll become a tech powerhouse the way Israel did when it didn't have oil to sell. Or, if they can get terrorism exports to pay, they'd make more money than with oil.
18. Iran can also do without Ahmadinejad and nuclear bombs.
Chaim ,   Israel   (04.10.12)
There are a lot of things Iran can do without, besides oil exports. Such as Ahmadinejad, the entire present ruling regime and, of course, nuclear bombs. Most Iranian citizens would probably love to do without all of these things. Destroy Iran's nukes NOW!
19. Pistacia and date with some camel milk.
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (04.10.12)
Hopefully this will be the cart du jour for the luckless iranian people, opressed by its crazy leaders. These foods are really produced in Iran , all others are imported from abroad.
20. #19.i won't let you be happy.iran has a lot of dams that....
saied   (04.10.12)
With management can produce and even be self-sufficient.iran easily will evade sanctions by mass producing some foods and makes profit for farmers by mass selling,not just the needs of iranian people and after that the remaining will be traded and will bring profit for the farmers,although it seems at the first glance that is impossible.
21. #19.unfortunately,lack of good fertility is annoying......
saied   (04.10.12)
Iranian farmers.i put all my efforts to encourage the world to lower the emission of carbon dioxide and destroy the drought and help them raise the fertility.why fertility?when the fertility rises,the agricultural product will be produced with lower budget and will provide a cheaper food for the iranian people.
22. #19.istvan from budapest,do you know why cheap food is ...
saied   (04.10.12)
Important?because when you provide a cheap food ,those that are working in the industry of services,will buy a cheap food and consequently provide a cheaper services and not absolutely cheap food,but there must be a balance between the prices of services and the price of foods.
23. #21 saied
Albrecht Klein ,   Germany   (04.10.12)
Look at North Korea and you can see what Iran will be without the revenues from oil sales. The people in North Korea are eating grass and leaves. But unfortunately, you don't even have enough grass and leaves in Iran.
24. #16 Yes, more to come Mahmood
Cynthia ,   USA   (04.10.12)
Sanctions have caused a 14% reduction in oil sales for Iran. Let's see if Ahmadinejad is still around when oil sales drop 20-25%. Remember Ahmadinejad ran on a platform to bring oil revenues to the Iranian family's table. That never happened. And many of the oil fields are still privately owned by rich cleric families. They won't take kindly to an ongoing drop in oil sales.
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