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BBC NEWS | Business | French firm quits Iran gas deal - 0 views

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shared by liveinfreedom . on 10 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Analysts say Total's move will be a big blow to the Iranian energy industry.
  • Total was the last major Western energy group to have seriously considered investing in the country's huge gas reserves. It was also one of the few companies in the world to have the technology needed to exploit Iran's huge, but untapped gas reserves.
  • Jon Leyne in Tehran says it has been particularly galling for Tehran to watch as Qatar pumps vast amounts of gas from the South Pars field to its side of the Gulf, helping it become one of the world's major energy suppliers.
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  • The reality is there is a lot of signalling going on, but everybody recognises what the consequences of any kind of a conflict would be," said Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
  • liveinfreedom . on 10 Jul 08
     
    The head of French energy giant Total has said it will not invest in Iran because it is too politically risky.
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My Way News - Iran test-fires more missiles in Persian Gulf - 0 views

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shared by liveinfreedom . on 10 Jul 08 - Cached
  • The report came hours after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran that Washington will not back down in the face of threats against Israel.
  • liveinfreedom . on 10 Jul 08
     
    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself against any attack by the U.S. or Israel, Iranian state television reported Thursday.
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Level of Iranian Support for Ahmadinejad Uncertain : NPR - 0 views

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shared by liveinfreedom . on 20 Jun 08 - Cached
  • "Ahmadinejad recognizes that the urban sophisticates in Tehran don't like him," he says. "He doesn't like them. And therefore he's been traveling nonstop to the provinces to appeal to people outside of Tehran for the votes.
  • "This comes at a convenient time to point the finger to these fat-cat clerics to send a signal to the Iranian public they're the reason why Iran is not developed, they're the reason why we're not progressing economically.
  • liveinfreedom . on 20 Jun 08
     
    An investigator named Abbas Palizdar gave a speech late last month in which he accused high-ranking clerics - many are rivals of the president - of corruption.
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Iran/America Deal Maybe; Thinking About the Unthinkable: A U.S.-Iranian Deal - 0 views

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shared by liveinfreedom . on 02 Mar 10 - Cached
  • liveinfreedom . on 02 Mar 10
     
    "There is a third strategy, however: Washington can seek to redefine the Iranian question. As we have no idea what leaders on either side are thinking, exploring this represents an exercise in geopolitical theory. Let's begin with the two apparent stark choices."
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