Iranian oil boycott by the EU?

[emordnilap]

Oh.

I believe China is trading with Iran in other than $ too.

[biffvernon]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/fe ... lear-bases

Iran has warned it will attack any country used to launch airstrikes against its nuclear bases, as increasingly aggressive rhetoric emanating from the Islamic Republic and Israel has increased apprehension that military confrontation is looming.

"Any spot used by the enemy for hostile operations against Iran will be subjected to retaliatory aggression by our armed forces," Hossein Salami, the deputy head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, told the semi-official Fars news agency.

Which is, I'd guess, the same attitude the UK government would take if a foreign nation were to attack Sellafield.

[RenewableCandy]

I'm sorry but is that guy's name really "Salami"?? As in, "...tactics"?

[snow hope]

So you don't support the nuclear non-proliferation treaty Biff?

[biffvernon]

So you don't support the nuclear non-proliferation treaty Biff?

What a strange question.

[biffvernon]

This video only lasts 40 seconds, but says a lot about invading Iran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 6HF8eM8k-Y

[Mr. Fox]

Teragraph (whilst hysterically framing Iran as aggressor, of course) informs us that:

Iran presses ahead with dollar attack

Last week, the Tehran Times noted that the Iranian oil bourse will start trading oil in currencies other than the dollar from March 20. This long-planned move is part of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s vision of economic war with the west.

By Garry White

9:00PM GMT 12 Feb 2012

....Iran has the third-largest oil reserves in the world and pricing oil in currencies other than dollars is a provocative move aimed at Washington. If Iran switches to the non-dollar terms for its oil payments, there could be a new oil price that would be denominated in euro, yen or even the yuan or rupee.

India is already in talks with Iran over how it can pay for its oil in rupees....

Iran is also about to be cut off from SWIFT, following 'pressure'.

[biffvernon]

[Mr. Fox]

Good one, Biff.

Here's a 10 min history lesson on Iran that some might find useful:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzCDdXkwe28

[UndercoverElephant]

"Iran 'halts oil sales to France and Britain"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17089953

[frank_begbie]

"Iran 'halts oil sales to France and Britain"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17089953

Good job the rest of the world will be able to take up the slack

Also a good job we're in a recession, otherwise we really would be in the shit!

[BitSlice10101]

This video only lasts 40 seconds, but says a lot about invading Iran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 6HF8eM8k-Y

Dead Link

No one has said anything about invading Iran except you.

[BitSlice10101]

The biggest difference between our government and Irans
is ours don't open fire on its own people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80 ... n_protests

[BitSlice10101]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/fe ... lear-bases

Iran has warned it will attack any country used to launch airstrikes against its nuclear bases, as increasingly aggressive rhetoric emanating from the Islamic Republic and Israel has increased apprehension that military confrontation is looming.

"Any spot used by the enemy for hostile operations against Iran will be subjected to retaliatory aggression by our armed forces," Hossein Salami, the deputy head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, told the semi-official Fars news agency.

Which is, I'd guess, the same attitude the UK government would take if a foreign nation were to attack Sellafield.

More hollow threats by a Regime on its last legs.

[hodson2k9]

This video only lasts 40 seconds, but says a lot about invading Iran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 6HF8eM8k-Y

Dead Link

No one has said anything about invading Iran except you.

good joke.