Iran to sell oil for Euros

[heyjt]

Well, we knew this was coming. If I'm not mistaken, Saddam did the same thing and see what happened to him. Now if Venezuela and the rest of OPEC follow suit...<br> From Mehr news service, text below:<br><br>Preparatory measures taken to sell oil in euros <br>TEHRAN, Dec. 2 (MNA) - The Chairman of the Majlis Energy Commission, Kamal Daneshyar said here, on Friday, that preparatory measures have been taken to sell oil in euros instead of dollar, adding that such a measure is quite positive and should be taken as soon as possible. <br>Speaking to the Persian service of Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), he went on to say that Iran should at the first phase sell its oil in both Dollar and Euro, and then gradually move toward Euro as the mere source. <br><br> <br><br>As for the probable consequences of such a decision, Daneshyar said that when such a measure is taken, the United States would soon realize that it is not the one who can always inflict economic damages on the Islamic Republic and that Iran can also get even with it. <br><br> <br><br>Daneshyar who also represents Mahshahr in the Majlis noted that prior to this the way was not paved for undertaking such a program, adding that fortunately the present government possesses the necessary management bravery to prepare the ground for taking such a measure. <br><br> <br><br>SA/RA<br><br>END<br><br> <br> <p></p><i></i>

[slimmouse]

<br> Anyone ? <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> Or maybe they are planning for the PTB/ USA's "mini me" to take care of business for them ;<br><br> <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=3892">www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/...sp?ID=3892</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br> I cant help looking at Brzenzinskis ring from "The Grand Chessboard". Iran sure drew the short straw there.<br><br> <br><br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=slimmouse@rigorousintuition>slimmouse</A> at: 12/5/05 7:32 pm<br></i>

[scollon]

Russia’s Foreign Minister Confirms Arms Deal with Iran<br><br>MosNews<br><br><br>Russia has struck a deal to sell short-range, surface-to-air missiles to Iran, the defense minister said Monday, confirming reports that have raised concern in the United States and Israel, AP reported. <br><br>Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov didn’t give details. But Russian media have said that Moscow agreed in November to sell $1 billion worth of weapons to Iran, including up to 30 Tor-M1 missile systems over the next two years.<br><br>“A contract for the delivery of air defense Tor missiles to Iran has indeed been signed,” Ivanov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.<br><br>“This unequivocally does not change the balance of forces in the region,” Ivanov added. Tor M1 missiles are short-range, surface-to-air missiles already used by several other armed forces, including China.<br><br>The reports last week prompted expressions of concern from the U.S administration and Israel, which considers Iran to be its biggest threat.<br><br>Israeli concerns recently were heightened after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged that Israel be “wiped off the map.”<br>Interfax said the Tor-M1 system could identify up to 48 targets and fire at two targets simultaneously at a height of up to 20,000 feet.<br><br>On Saturday, an influential Iranian official played down the deal, telling the official Islamic Republic News Agency that Tehran has been trading arms with many countries and would continue to do so.<br><br>The Russian Foreign Ministry, without commenting on the reported missile sale, also said Saturday that all Russian weaponry supplied to Iran is purely for defensive purposes.<br><br>However, a senior Bush administration official, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the subject, said last week that any arms sale to Iran is a source of concern. The official would not say whether Russia had advised the United States of any negotiations with Iran<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/12/05/russiaconfirms.shtml">www.mosnews.com/news/2005...irms.shtml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>