EU joins US: bans oil imports from Iran and imposes further economic sanctions

Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 23:39 UTC

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The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran on Monday and imposed a number of other economic sanctions, joining the United States in a new round of measures aimed at deflecting Tehran’s nuclear development program. Read full article

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triskaidecaph
This is an interesting map where you can see wich countries are the importers of Iranian's petroleum.

https://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=13268
Jan 24th, 2012 - 12:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
very interesting map. Great info.

1 this is a win for the US who wants to committing suicide and brougt successfully the EU into that “game”.
2 this is a win for China, India, Japan, South Korea, South Africa who do not play that “game” will have more access to Iranian oil while the nations in the EU that are in trouble are shooting themself in their feet.
3 The Chinks are laughing their ass off but also warned the US and EU, make the problem worse and you'll have a problem with me. Russia is with China on that “game”.
4 The US with the EU need a war to distract it's people from it's problem. Will it work? I know it won't work but there will be chumps who will back them for “patriotic” reasons and who are on the bandwagon of “yeah, kill those arabs”. Those chumps don't know the difference between Arabs and PERSIANS. Yes they exist in the age of access to knowledge as much closer than before. Now the US blames Iran for 9/11. Can you believe that crap? increddible.
5 Anyway, they want war and we know who's going to be the loser(s). Yep the world is changing fast.
Jan 24th, 2012 - 04:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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geo
importing oil from Iran countries list

daily/barrels

China ... 543.000
India ... 341.000
Japan ... 251.000
Italy ... 249.000
S.Korea ... 239.000
Turkey ... 217.000
Spain ... 149.000
Greece ... 111.000
S.Africa ... 98.000
France ... 78.000
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EU(total) ... 510.000
Jan 24th, 2012 - 02:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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geo2
EU(total) ... 510.000 (except France,Italy,Greece,Spain)
Jan 24th, 2012 - 03:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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zethe
“Now the US blames Iran for 9/11. Can you believe that crap? increddible. ”

Can't disagree with this. It's just so stupid.
Jan 24th, 2012 - 08:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Artillero 601
You can't blame Iraq for 9/11 either .....
Jan 25th, 2012 - 09:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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