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Iran's new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has placed the military firmly in control of his nation's nuclear program, undercutting his government's claim that the program is intended for civilian use, according to a leading opposition group.
Leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the force created specifically to defend the 1979 Islamic revolution, now dominate Iran's Supreme National Security Council, the country's top foreign policy-making body under the constitution.
Mr. Ahmadinejad, a little-known former mayor of Tehran before his surprise election in July, is a former IRGC commander, as is new council Secretary-General Ali Larijani, who has taken the lead in negotiations about Iran's nuclear programs….
Originally posted by Nygdan
So they've militarized their supposedly civilian energy production program eh? And, for repetition, this is a country with massive oil reserves, claiming that it needs nuke tech for generation of electricity. On the upside, in a generation or two things will be pretty much better for the people in the Free Iranian Republic.
Then again, they might just as well merge with 'old' iraq and become the Free Repbulic of Persia.
Originally posted by Nygdan
So they've militarized their supposedly civilian energy production program eh? And, for repetition, this is a country with massive oil reserves, claiming that it needs nuke tech for generation of electricity. On the upside, in a generation or two things will be pretty much better for the people in the Free Iranian Republic.
Then again, they might just as well merge with 'old' iraq and become the Free Repbulic of Persia.
Originally posted by crusader
Could someone tell me, why Isreal is allowed to have nukes, and not Iran.
Could someone tell me also what's Iran history of preemptive attacks?
Also, who provoked iran to go to war with iraq?
The war began when Iraq invaded Iran on September 22, 1980, following a long history of border disputes.
en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by shire19
they're preparing for war.
Oil wont last for ever
at the rate of consumtion it wont be that long before their oil is gone
ArchangelPlease explain how putting it under the control of the military means that it has been militarized.
it would be very wise to have those resposible for defense overwatching.
crusader
Could someone tell me also what's Iran history of preemptive attacks?
Could someone tell me, why Isreal is allowed to have nukes, and not Iran
wecomeinpeace
The website is run by the MKO,
Originally posted by Nygdan
I wouldn't want to speculate as to why skippy reads the propaganda of a terrorist organization, however the article is originally sourced from the Washington Times
Originally posted by Nygdan
Oil wont last for ever
at the rate of consumtion it wont be that long before their oil is gone
Thats patently absurd. The iranians have far more oil than they can possibly use, let alone need, thats why they sell it.
bbc'
World oil demand estimate raised
The International Energy Agency has revised upwards its estimate of world oil demand, quashing hopes of an imminent decline in oil prices.
The IEA said in its monthly oil market report that demand for oil was running at 82.2 million barrels a day, 750,000 more than previously thought.
Demand growth this year is running at its fastest level in 24 years, the Paris-based organisation said.
link 2
Oil is the single most important commodity traded in the world today. Almost 83 million barrels were consumed every day last year. But oil prices have risen rapidly since January 2004 - October saw oil prices peak at fifty five dollars a barrel. That was sparked by worries that supply could not keep up with demand and has renewed concerns about how much oil we have left. In this Big Question, Emma Joseph travels to India – now the seventh biggest importer of oil in the world - where she asks: How much does the world rely on oil, and can we rely on it for the future?
Originally posted by bodrul
so please dont give the grabage
Iran is OPEC's second largest oil producer and [url=holds 10 percent of the world's proven oil reserves. It also has the world's second largest natural gas reserves [...]
Iran holds 125.8 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, roughly 10 percent of the world's total, up from 90 billion barrels in 2003 [...]in July 2004, Iran's oil minister had noted that the country's proven oil reserves had increased to 132 billion barrels