First their is no denying that Iran is the number one terrorist sponsor in the world they don't simply build weapons for defensive purposes like you claim stop reading the propaganda from press tv they are messianic wachoes the USA protects everyone ass and helps everyone in need so stop your lies and deceit about us the middle east is full of corrupt government and like they all fell one by one.... Iran's propaganda will not last for to long

You just don't get it, do you? Iran hasn't been able to sell much of its oil -- they're using two-third of their CAPEMAX and SUEZMAX supertanker fleet as offshore storage facilities! -- yet the price of oil is dropping. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have, by increasing production only 10%, picked up the slack. Iran cannot sell its petroleum and it is afraid to cap its wells because they don't always restart. So they continue to pump oil out of the ground despite the dearth of buyers. They've run out of places to store that oil. So, how do you account for that? Your childish analysis never took into account just how much the Saudis and Kuwaitis want to bring Iran to its knees; even to the point of seeing the price of oil drop below customary levels. So everyone -- including you -- who thought that embargoing Iran's oil would drive the price up over $500 a barrel has been in for a rude awakening. Did it come as quite a shock to you to realize that other oil-producing nations hate Iran more than they love high oil prices? Surprise, surprise, surprise. Well over a year ago, I told you that Iran was going to go the way of the woolly mammoth. You scoffed, and said that the world needed Iran's oil, and Iran would only get stronger and thrive. Looks like you were wrong and I was right. But you just go ahead and continue wallowing in your incredible ignorance, Mahmood -- it's quite amusing to watch as all your confident projections topple like dominoes. More to come, baby; much, much more. Stay tuned.

It's simple, really. Although I am not particularly surprised that it eludes your grasp. No one wants to see the demise of Iran more than Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States. NO ONE. They've increased their production -- minimally, actually; that's really all it takes, and they aren't even breaking a sweat. Iran is continuing to pump oil out of the ground (they're afraid to cap their wells) but cannot sell it, so most of their production is being stored in its supertanker fleet which lies at anchor off the Iranian coast. So, with little or nothing of Iranian oil reaching the world's market, the price of oil continues to plummet. There has been a common consensus that countries throughout the world will tap their existing oil stores. There is a glut on the world markets, and that won't end anytime soon. Five decades of OPEC stranglehold using petroleum as leverage have resulted in countries turning to energy alternatives. Wind power; solar energy; bio-fuels -- these are no longer merely experimental. They work. In September, Israel's aptly named Leviathan natural gas field will come on line, and the pricing will be extremely competitive. Cheap, even. So -- you tell me. Iran's oil production is going into storage, and the price of oil on the world markets continues to drop. How do you account for that? Hmm? How? Newsflash for the terminally stupid, such as yourself: the price will continue to drop. Still, have no fear. If the Iranians can establish a market for their pistachio nuts ... well, I guess there's every reason to hope, right? Just start buying pistachios in kilos! That will CERTAINLY be just the shot in the arm that the Iranian economy needs! Ignorance and stupidity -- thy name is Marco.

Hey, lame brain, didn't Iran just ballyhoo its development of a missile that can target American vessels? Is that not the very subject of the article? What was that you were saying about the development of DEFENSIVE weapons? I strongly recommend that you take the steps necessary to join your wife.

I continue to await your responses.

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