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2019-04-24 BY SOTALIRAQ

 

 

Zarif: America is an outlaw country

 

 

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that America is an outlawed country. 
"The United States has broken all the agreements it has approved," he said. "US President Donald Trump and his administration are in Israel's interest in the interest of their country."

The official news agency "Fares" Iran, said Tuesday that Zarif went to New York to participate in the meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations entitled "International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace," is scheduled to start its work on Wednesday. 
She said that the Iranian Foreign Minister was scheduled to hold several meetings with his counterparts from other countries. 
Zarif criticized "Twitter", earlier on Tuesday, US sanctions on Iran, describing it as "economic terrorism."

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Iran: America "dreaming" .. will fail to reset our oil exports

 

 

Iran's oil minister, Begun Zankane, said on Tuesday that the United States would fail to reset its oil exports and described the US goal as a "dream."

Zankana added that Iran ranks third among natural gas producers after the United States and Russia, having achieved the highest level of production this year.

As for the export of gas, Zankana said, according to his statements to Tasnim Iran, the existence of a contract with Turkey and two contracts with Iraq to export 60 million cubic meters per day, in addition to a contract with Armenia and another with Azerbaijan.

He said Pakistan was under international pressure to stop cooperation with Tehran, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Zangane attributed the fluctuation of oil prices to what he called the US hostile war against his country, stressing the ability of Tehran to overcome these conditions and described the oil exports to the dream.

Brent crude prices have risen since US President Donald Trump announced no further exclusion of eight countries from the sanctions imposed on the import of Iranian oil, as of early May next year. , And that Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the United States will fill the market deficit.

Saudi Arabia welcomed the decision and said it would continue its policy of ensuring sufficient supplies of oil in the global market and maintaining its balance, according to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih.

Brent crude is trading above $ 74 a barrel.

Iran produces about 2.7 million barrels per day (bpd), compared to an average of 3.55 million bpd last year, according to OPEC's latest report. Tehran expected to export about 1.5 million barrels a day during its fiscal year, which began on March 21, 2019.

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US agency: Baghdad Tehran to negotiate the purchase of natural gas in Iraqi dinars

Translated by Hamid Ahmed

 

While the administration of President Donald Trump announced on Monday that a number of countries would be exempted from sanctions on Iran, the Iraqi Electricity Ministry is preparing to increase its natural gas imports from its neighbor to meet the growing summer demand for electricity. 
Iraq does not import "crude oil" from Iran, but it imports natural gas to operate power plants, but it could be an obstacle to an additional exemption from sanctions on Iran for gas imports after the June deadline expires. 
This will depend on two cases, whether Washington realizes the severe problems that could be caused by power outages in Iraq because of the disruption of gas imported from Iran to operate the power plants, and see Baghdad is taking steps to reduce its dependence on Iran.
"For us in Iraq, we have no second choice at the moment," Musab al-Mudar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, told reporters on the sidelines of the energy conference in Baghdad. "The demand for electricity in Iraq during the summer season is 24,000 megawatts Even if accompanied by government plans to close factories run by the state and other attempts to reduce the bottleneck in the rate of consumption, noting that the demand for electricity is increasing by 7% per year. 
Protests over power shortages and the absence of other basic services often erupt in the summer. In the past, electricity ministers were exempted in response to the protests. In 2018 protesters gathered in front of government buildings and oil fields. So it is very likely that the situation will be worse this time in a country like Iraq that is still politically fragile if Iran's gas supplies to Iraq are cut off.
"We currently import from Iran about 28 million cubic meters of gas per day, which is sufficient to generate 2,800 megawatts. In addition, we will import another 1500 megawatts across the border through the power transmission lines, so it will be combined with more than 4,000 megawatts of gas and electric power," the teacher said. imported. " 
He added that the teacher will increase gas imports temporarily during the summer to reach 35 million cubic meters per day which will add another 700 MW of electricity generated through Iranian support in this area. 
However, Iraq is moving ahead with strategies to calm Washington. He is negotiating a plan with Iran that would lead to payment of Iraqi dinar instead of the dollar, while guaranteeing the disbursement of money through an Iraqi bank inside Iraq. These are technically important measures to avoid violating US sanctions against Iran.
On the other hand, Iraq is seeking an alternative source to import energy. Last week, through a series of leading and economic meetings in Riyadh, Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding to build potential power transmission lines during which electricity will be imported from Saudi Arabia. 
The teacher said that the memorandum of understanding is a prelude to the preparation of a feasibility study to establish transmission lines linking the Iraqi electricity system with the Saudi system. He added that the time to prepare the study will not be long, as it will be completed in a month or a month and a half, but linking transmission lines between the two countries may take ten months to a year, which will be able to transfer more than 1000 MW of electricity to Iraq. 
The only other option is for Iraq to become self-sufficient to produce gas to develop enough electricity for longer.
"We must have a self - sufficient amount ofproduct gas for use in power plants sector, within four years when we complete the development of invading our fields." 
About: US agency Platts

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Government source: Not concerned with the decision to end the exemptions from US sanctions

 

 

A source close to the government, Iraq is not interested in the decision of US President Donald Trump to stop the exemptions from sanctions on Iran. 
The source said that "Iraq is not interested in this decision because Iraq does not import oil from Iran, but imports gas only to generate electricity and some agricultural crops that do not fall into the sanctions." 
"Washington has given Iraq additional time to import gas from Iran a while ago, but Washington may put Iraq in an awkward position at the end of this deadline as Iraq needs to supply gas from Iran to operate some of its electrical stations." "President Donald Trump has decided not to reissue sanctions on Iran when it expires in early May," the White House said in a statement on Monday. This decision aims to reach Iranian oil exports to zero and deprive the regime of its source of income President "
"The United States, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, three of the world's largest energy producers, together with our friends and allies, are committed to ensuring that global oil markets continue to be adequately supplied," the statement said. A deputy from the Sadigun parliamentary bloc said Tuesday that Washington is not a will on Iraq, stressing that its decision not to extend the country's exemption from its sanctions against Iran is "irrelevant to us and not obliged to implement it." "The decision of Trump not to extend a number of countries in its sanctions against Iran is a decision that does not concern us and we are not obliged to implement it," MP Fadel al-Fatlawi said in a press statement. . "Iraq is a sovereign state and works for its own interests, not the interests of Washington and its allies," he said. "Iraq will not be part of the policy of the axis." He pointed out that "Iran stood with Iraq at a difficult stage of its history during the war against terrorism and advocated and addressed this terrorist attack until Iraq won, so it is a strategic ally of Iraq and we will not abandon such an ally did not give us in the most difficult circumstances. Al-Fatlawi stressed that "Iraq's social, political and economic interests are the only criterion through which we work. We believe that going beyond America's reckless policies and hostile tendencies will only provide Iraq with terrorism, destruction and isolation from the world." To "not bow to Washington's pressure and not to abide by those unjust sanctions and to work for the country's interest only and not the interest of the camp of evil and terrorism led by America."

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JAPAN: Our economy will be severely affected by Washington's decision on Iranian oil

JAPAN: Our economy will be severely affected by Washington's decision on Iranian oil

 

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Japan's economy minister Hiroshioge Seko said the US decision to stop exceptions to its sanctions on Iran's oil importers would have little effect on the Japanese market.

"We want to have an exchange of views with Japanese companies and discuss the necessary response procedures," Kyodo news agency quoted a minister as saying at a news conference.

He added that the share of Iranian oil in the total import volume (Japan) fell to 3%, which means that the impact of the US decision on the fuel market within Japan will be limited.

In May 2018, the United States announced its withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran and the resumption of all sanctions imposed on it, including sanctions on its cooperating countries. Washington has announced that its work is aimed at reducing the volume of Iranian oil exports to zero.

The White House announced on Monday that US President Donald Trump had decided not to extend the exemptions granted to some countries (China, India, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea and Turkey), which allowed these countries to import Iranian oil for six months ending on May 2 .

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Iraq moves to exempt Trump from Iran and threatens to lose 4,000 MW

Political | 04:15 - 23/04/2019

 
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Commission has confirmed the parliamentary energy Tuesday that Iraq will be adversely affected by the sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump on Iran, while noting that the House would move to exclude Iraq from the application of sanctions. 
"The recent Trump decisions to bomb Iran's oil exports will have a negative impact on Iraq," member of the committee Hibet Halboussi said in an interview with Mawazin News. "Iraq imports Iranian gas and 4,000 megawatts of electricity whose stations are supplied from imported Iranian gas." 
"The Parliamentary Energy Committee has sent a letter to the Presidency of the House of Representatives to address the government to exempt Iraq from sanctions, even if it is for three months, the period of summer expiration, and find an alternative to Iranian gas."
On Monday, the administration of President Donald Trump announced the end of the exemptions it had granted to some countries, including Iraq, from US sanctions against Iran.

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Zarif: America is an outlaw country

World | 12:53 - 24/04/2019

 
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that America is an outlawed country. 
"The United States has broken all the agreements it has approved," he said. "US President Donald Trump and his administration are in Israel's interest in the interest of their country."

The official news agency "Fares" Iran, said Tuesday that Zarif went to New York to participate in the meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations entitled "International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace," is scheduled to start its work on Wednesday. 
She said that the Iranian Foreign Minister was scheduled to hold several meetings with his counterparts from other countries. 
Zarif criticized "Twitter", earlier on Tuesday, US sanctions on Iran, describing it as "economic terrorism." 
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We will not abide by US sanctions on Tehran (Mansour al-Baiji)
 

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MP for the coalition of state law Mansour al-Baiji government not to comply with any sanctions imposed against Iran by Washington, as it targets the Iranian people, as he put it.

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Baiji calls on the Iraqi government not to abide by US sanctions on Iran, saying: We will not accept the application to those who supported and stood with the Iraqi people in his ordeal

"The Iraqi people have already suffered from these sanctions in the past and will not accept their application to those who supported and stood with the Iraqi people in their ordeal," he said in a press statement issued on 24 April. During these sanctions the implementation of its suspicious agenda in the region. "

"We urge all free governments around the world, especially the governments of Islamic countries, to reject these unjust punishments and not to abide by them, which are contrary to the most basic ones," he said. Principles of human rights because they are unjust and unfair sanctions against the Iranian people. "

Al-Baiji pointed out that "all Islamic countries must stand up to the American tyrant in order to stop its barbaric actions against the Islamic peoples." All of them must unite to deter these oppressive policies imposed by Trump against the Muslim peoples and not bow to them because everyone will be targeted by the American evil triad, According to him.

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US agency: Baghdad Tehran to negotiate the purchase of natural gas in Iraqi dinars

04-24-2019  
 
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While the administration of President Donald Trump announced on Monday that a number of countries would be exempted from sanctions on Iran, the Iraqi Electricity Ministry is preparing to increase its natural gas imports from its neighbor to meet the growing summer demand for electricity. 

Iraq does not import "crude oil" from Iran, but it imports natural gas to operate power plants, but it could be an obstacle to an additional exemption from sanctions on Iran for gas imports after the June deadline expires. 

This will depend on two cases, whether Washington realizes the severe problems that could be caused by power outages in Iraq because of the disruption of gas imported from Iran to operate the power plants, and see Baghdad is taking steps to reduce its dependence on Iran.
For us in Iraq, we have no second choice at the moment," Musab al-Mudar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, told reporters on the sidelines of the energy conference in Baghdad.

"The demand for electricity in Iraq during the summer season is 24,000 megawatts Even if accompanied by government plans to close factories run by the state and other attempts to reduce the bottleneck in the rate of consumption, noting that the demand for electricity is increasing by 7% per year. 

Protests over power shortages and the absence of other basic services often erupt in the summer. In the past, electricity ministers were exempted in response to the protests. In 2018 protesters gathered in front of government buildings and oil fields. So it is very likely that the situation will be worse this time in a country like Iraq that is still politically fragile if Iran's gas supplies to Iraq are cut off.

"We currently import from Iran about 28 million cubic meters of gas per day, which is sufficient to generate 2,800 megawatts. In addition, we will import another 1500 megawatts across the border through the power transmission lines, so it will be combined with more than 4,000 megawatts of gas and electric power," the teacher said. imported. " 

He added that the teacher will increase gas imports temporarily during the summer to reach 35 million cubic meters per day which will add another 700 MW of electricity generated through Iranian support in this area. 

However, Iraq is moving ahead with strategies to calm Washington. 

He is negotiating a plan with Iran that would lead to payment of Iraqi dinar instead of the dollar, while guaranteeing the disbursement of money through an Iraqi bank inside Iraq.

These are technically important measures to avoid violating US sanctions against Iran.

On the other hand, Iraq is seeking an alternative source to import energy. Last week, through a series of leading and economic meetings in Riyadh, Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding to build potential power transmission lines during which electricity will be imported from Saudi Arabia. 

The teacher said that the memorandum of understanding is a prelude to the preparation of a feasibility study to establish transmission lines linking the Iraqi electricity system with the Saudi system. He added that the time to prepare the study will not be long, as it will be completed in a month or a month and a half, but linking transmission lines between the two countries may take ten months to a year, which will be able to transfer more than 1000 MW of electricity to Iraq. 

The only other option is for Iraq to become self-sufficient to produce gas to develop enough electricity for longer.

"We must have a self - sufficient amount ofproduct gas for use in power plants sector, within four years when we complete the development of invading our fields." 

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Iraqi government announces new US exemption from Iranian sanctions

The Iraqi government announces a new US exemption from Iranian sanctions



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The Ministry of Electricity announced the continued flow of imported gas from Iran by 28 million standard cubic feet per day to feed the production stations, as well as Iraq's processing of 1200 MW of electricity, which will pay the country later in local currency.

The spokesman for the ministry Musab teacher in a statement to the newspaper "morning" semi-official that Iraq currently imports about 28 million cubic feet of gas per day, which feed a number of generating plants about 2800 megawatts, and it is hoped that the quantities supplied from the beginning of June Next to 35 million standard cubic feet per day to raise the production capacity to 3500 MW. "

He pointed out that the Iranian side continues to equip Iraq with 1200 megawatts of electricity per day, which feeds the national system. Thus, the amount of energy imported by Iraq from Iran is 4,700 megawatts, which contributes to alleviating the Iraqi wail in the summer, especially as the ministry's goal is to provide 8,000 megawatts Energy this summer, the highest in the history of Iraq, stressing that these contracts are paid in local currency.

In the same context, the newspaper quoted a source in the ministry that the comments of the US Secretary of State on the termination of exemptions do not include the Ministry of Electricity, but include some countries that deal with the Iranian side to buy crude oil from it.

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Maliki's coalition policy : Iraq will not abide by US sanctions and will not abandon Iran

Maliki's coalition: Iraq will not abide by US sanctions and will not abandon Iran
 
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The deputy of the coalition of state law Mansour al-Baiji on Wednesday the Iraqi government not to abide by any sanctions imposed against Iran by the United States as it targets the Iranian people.

He said in a press statement today that "America is trying through these sanctions to implement its suspicious agenda in the region, so the Iraqi government to remain steadfast in support of those who stood with her in her ordeal away from any pressure may be exercised on them."

"We call upon all free governments around the world, especially the governments of Islamic countries, to reject these unjust punishments, which are contrary to the most basic principles of human rights because they are unfair and unfair sanctions against the Iranian people," he said.

The White House recently announced in a statement that "President Donald Trump has decided not to reissue sanctions on Iran when it expires in early May, which aims to get Iranian oil exports to zero and deprive the regime of its main source of income."

A source close to the Iraqi government has said that the US president's decision not to extend exemptions from sanctions on Iran, may put Baghdad in an embarrassing situation, although Iraq is not directly concerned with this decision.

 
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Iraqi government announces new US exemption from Iranian sanctions

The Iraqi government announces a new US exemption from Iranian sanctions

 

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The Ministry of Electricity announced the continued flow of imported gas from Iran by 28 million standard cubic feet per day to feed the production stations, as well as Iraq's processing of 1200 MW of electricity, which will pay the country later in local currency.

The spokesman for the ministry Musab teacher in a statement to the newspaper "morning" semi-official that Iraq currently imports about 28 million cubic feet of gas per day, which feed a number of generating plants about 2800 MW, and it is hoped that the quantities supplied from the beginning of June Next to 35 million standard cubic feet per day to raise the production capacity to 3500 MW. "

He pointed out that the Iranian side continues to equip Iraq with 1200 megawatts of electricity per day, which feeds the national system. Thus, the amount of energy imported by Iraq from Iran is 4,700 megawatts, which contributes to alleviating the Iraqi wail in the summer, especially as the ministry's goal is to provide 8,000 megawatts Energy this summer, the highest in the history of Iraq, stressing that these contracts are paid in local currency.

In the same context, the newspaper quoted a source in the ministry that the comments of the US Secretary of State on the termination of exemptions do not include the Ministry of Electricity, but include some countries that deal with the Iranian side to buy crude oil from it.

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Iran: We will export oil as we wish

Economy | 02:24 - 24/04/2019

 
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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran will export the oil it wants, and Washington will not be able to do so. 
"As much as we have the will to export our oil, they are imagining that they have closed the roads in front of us," Khamenei said in remarks on Wednesday. 
"To know that this hostility will not remain unanswered, the Iranian people are not the people who are silent in front of the attack. The less we depend on oil sales, the better we will be." 
The United States of America announced on Monday, not to renew exemptions from sanctions on oil-importing countries from Iran, on the date of renewal on May 2. Next

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Mr. Khamenei: Iran will export oil as much as it likes
The leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that America's recent attempts to ban the sale of Iranian oil would not work.
"Iran will export as much oil as it wants," Khamenei said during a meeting Wednesday morning with a group of workers from across the country. 
He added that "the US decision on oil will remain without results and our oil exports will continue without interruption," noting "are able to export oil as much as needed." 
Mr. Khamenei stressed that "this hostility will not pass without a response, and the Iranian people are not a people who will silence their enemies and will not kneel before them."
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Khamenei defies America: We are able to export oil as much as we need and build it

Khamenei defies America: We are able to export oil as much as we need and build it



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(Reuters) - Iran will continue to export oil despite US sanctions, Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday.

"The Iranian people are not a people who remain silent about their hostility," Khamenei said today, "US efforts to impose sanctions on Iran's oil sales will not reach its goals.

"They fancy that they blocked all the roads, but if the active people and the vigilant officials are humming, they will open many blocked roads, we commend the reduction of our level of dependence on this pattern of oil sales and this serves our interests," he said.

"Now the enemy has taken many failed steps against our people, our great revolution and our Islamic republic, which launched the cry of justice in the world and drew the attention of the peoples of the world to it," Khamenei said.

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Rouhani: Saddam's occupation of Saudi Arabia and the UAE is due to the wisdom and rationality of the Iranians

Political | 02:34 - 24/04/2019

 
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Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said on Wednesday that the failure of the occupation of Saudi Arabia and the UAE by Saddam Hussein is due to the wisdom and rationality of the Iranians. 
"The pledge by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to compensate the global market for Iranian oil means confronting Iran and its people," Rouhani said. 
"Saudi Arabia and the UAE need to know that it is impossible to deliver our oil exports to zero." 
He pointed out that "the failure of the occupation of Saudi Arabia and the UAE by Saddam Hussein is due to the wisdom and rationality of the Iranians." 
The Iranian president said that negotiations with America are humiliating, but possible if sanctions and mutual respect are lifted, stressing that Tehran will make Washington regret it. "We have no other option but resistance and steadfastness." 
Rowhani pointed out that Washington "was defeated in all conspiracies against Iran and will be defeated this time," and the following: "
For his part, Iranian Chief of Staff, Mohammad Baqri, stressed that the United States will receive punishment for its hostility to Iran in a timely manner, and added: "Iran will remain steadfast, standing on its feet, whatever the volume of oil exports."

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Can Iran close the Strait of Hormuz and what are the consequences?


24 April 2019


Following the US administration's decision to cancel the exemption granted to eight of Iran's top oil importers, Tehran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important commercial straits. 

The Revolutionary Guards' Marine Commander, General Alireza Tengseiri, said Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz if Tehran was prevented from using it. "According to international law, the Strait of Hormuz is a sea pass and if we stop it from using it, we will shut it down," the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Tanskiri as saying on Monday. 

This is not the first time that Iran has threatened to close the important waterway to the global energy trade, especially for Asian countries that consume oil and gas from the Arab region, especially from the Gulf states. 

For his part, a senior administration official said in response to the Iranian threats that any move by Iran to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in response to the end of the United States exemptions for the purchase of Iranian oil would not be justified and unacceptable. 

But far from verbal threats, can Iran actually close the strait in practice?

From the military point of view, Iran can close the strait or disrupt its navigation, experts say. 

In this regard, American Professor Rockford Weitz says that the Iranian military does not need extraordinary military capabilities to close the corridor, as it can hit commercial ships with missiles or the use of boats, submarines or even naval mines. Thus, navigational traffic can be  disrupted and the commercial movement is severely damaged or even stopped altogether. 

In this case, Professor Witts, an expert on waterways, says in an in-depth study that excerpts from the academic website The Conferencing, insurance rates for ships and commercial cargo crossing the Strait will rise at insane rates, forcing many international companies to suspend the passage of their ships And their cross-strait trade payloads. 

In this regard, Weitz pointed out that insurance rates onShips and commercial cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz rose by 400% during the Iran-Iraq War in 1980.  

Legally, the Strait of Hormuz is considered part of the high seas in the eyes of international law, and all vessels have the right and freedom to pass through it, The safety of the coastal States or their regime or security, and Iran has tried several times at the Conference on the Law of the Sea, which falls under the umbrella of the United Nations to have the right to control the strait, but her request was rejected several times. Thus, Tehran has no right to close the corridor, unless the tension between it and Washington turns into war.


From the political and economic point of view, most of the energy exported abroad from the Gulf region, whether oil or gas, is going to Asian countries, led by China, which is allied with the Iranian government, not imported by the United States, which is almost oil-free. 

Thus, Iran's closure of the strait is detrimental to Tehran's political and economic relations with the Asian countries that trade with it and it will not be in its interest, as the disruption of global trade will be borne by Iran. 

And passes through the Strait of Hormuz about 17 million barrels per day of oil, and 40% of the world oil production, but these statistics before the introduction of some alternatives to the strait in some Gulf countries. 
Since 2012, some Gulf countries have begun to develop alternatives to oil exports that do not pass through the Strait of Hormuz.


Of the  UAE's use of the Habshan-Fujairah new oil pipeline that transfers oil from Habshan fields in Abu Dhabi to the Fujairah oil terminal on the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. A Chinese company built the alternative line, which has a capacity of about two million barrels a day. 

Saudi Arabia is also considering building new pipelines to Oman and Yemen, and Iraq could revive the pipeline between Iraq and Syria, which was abandoned to ship oil to the Mediterranean. According to the magazine Foreign Policy, these lines offer "a new opportunity to strengthen Washington's strategy to contain Iran."

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Rohani expressed Iran's willingness to negotiate and required Washington's apology
 
 


Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said on Wednesday that Iran was ready to negotiate with the United States "only when Washington raises pressure and apologizes."
"We have always been men of negotiation and diplomacy as we were men of war and defense," Rohani said at a meeting of the Iranian government on Wednesday, adding that "negotiations are only possible when lifting pressure and apologizing for their illegal behavior and mutual respect."

On Wednesday, the anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw, carried out by US forces in the southern Iranian desert of Tabas on April 25, 1980 to free American hostages inside the US embassy in Tehran after being occupied by Iranian revolutionaries, Rowhani said that " Draw lessons and lessons from the Tabas incident. They have, over the past 40 years, carried out plots on a daily basis but failed to do so. "

Commenting on the announcement of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, their readiness to compensate for the shortfall caused by the suspension of Iranian oil exports, the Iranian president said that "the survival of the existence of Saudi Arabia and the UAE is dependent on wise decisions of the Islamic Republic of Iran." He added that "Iran saved the two countries during the occupation of Kuwait."

Rohani said Saddam Hussein was "in the process of occupying Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries in the Gulf after the occupation of Kuwait." He said this in a letter to the late President Hashemi Rafsanjani, saying that our common border would be 800 kilometers. He asked Iran to be a partner. In it, but she refused. "


Rohani: The 
survival and existence of Saudi Arabia and the UAE is dependent on wise decisions of the Islamic Republic of Iran 

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He explained that "the Islamic Republic saved Saudi Arabia by its decision and if it had taken another decision, perhaps today there was no impact for Saudi Arabia and the UAE," wondering, "while you are in Iran, how to declare to Tramb that you will compensate Iran's oil exports if zero. What is the meaning of anti-Iranian people in this frank way? "

"Do not you know that the Trump era will end and we will remain neighbors with each other?" It is better to think of a lasting friendship, and the Islamic Republic has the right to save your lives.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday welcomed the United States' tightening of its sanctions against Iran and called for continued international pressure on Tehran to stop its "destabilizing, support and sponsorship of terrorism around the world."

On Monday, US President Donald Trump announced the suspension ofIran's oil purchase concessions, which had been received by eight countries, on 5 November 2018.

The decision to suspend exemptions for China, the largest importer of crude oil, comes into effect as early as May.

In May 2018, Trump announced Washington's withdrawal from the agreement on the Iranian nuclear file and, in November, imposed harsh economic sanctions on Tehran.

The re-imposition of these sanctions was accompanied by a threat to countries that would continue to deal with Iran with sanctions.

Preventing the purchase of Iranian oil is the most important item of US sanctions that Washington wants to be "the worst in history."

The United States has agreed to give the seven countries exemptions for six months, as the oil market could be affected if it is decided immediately to stop buying Iranian oil.

The official website of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, quoted on Wednesday, that Iran can export the oil it wants. "America's efforts to prevent the sale of Iranian oil will not be achieved ... we can export oil as much as our needs and desires."

In an interview with a large number of Iranian workers on the occasion of the "Working and Working Week", Khamenei threatened to respond to "this American hostility," stressing that "the Iranian people are not a people who are silent in the face of this hostility."

He said that "the decline in dependence on the sale of oil is an opportunity to rely more on internal capabilities." He said that "the enemy focused on subjugating the Iranian people through economic pressure, but he must know that this people will not be subject."

In the positions, stressed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Zarif , that his ministry is not the party to take the decision to close the Strait of Hormuz, but a subject decided by the army.


Khamenei: US 
efforts to prevent the sale of Iranian oil will not achieve anything 

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"I will not talk about the military option," Zarif told the official IRNA news agency on the sidelines of a visit to New York City to attend a meeting of the UN General Assembly in response to a question about whether or not to close the Strait of Hormuz at the table of Iran. Which is decided by the armed forces. "

He added, as quoted by "Anatolia", "We have said that Iran maintains its interests and one of them is the stability of the region, stability in the region must be for everyone and to benefit the economy on everyone."

"Iran's ultimate interest is to continue to maintain stability in the region and to provide stability for all." Zarif said the United States is "the main source of instability in our region."

On Monday, Iran has threatened , to close the Strait of Hormuz , the vital waterway for global oil shipments, what appeared to be a response to the US move, to end exemptions from the Iranian oil exports.
"The Strait of Hormuz is a sea pass according to international law," said Rear Admiral Alireza Tenxiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's naval force. "If we are prevented from using this corridor, we will close it," Fars news agency reported.

Iranian officials have repeatedly threatened to close the strait amid escalating tensions with the United States.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the main arteries around the world in oil transportation. About 80 per cent of Saudi, Iraqi, UAE and Kuwaiti oil passes through exports to countries known for their high dependence on energy sources such as China, Japan, South Korea, India and Singapore. .

 


On Tuesday, a US State Department official said the United States had called on Iran to keep the straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab open, a day after the United States demanded Iranian oil buyers stop buying crude from Iran.

"We call upon Iran and all countries to respect the free flow of energy, trade and freedom of navigation" in the Strait, the official said.

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The price of a barrel of Brent crude will reach $ 80 by the third quarter this year, after the announcement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday that his country will not extend the exemptions on the import of Iranian oil, which ends in the second of India, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Turkey, Japan, Greece and Italy.

In its report, the newspaper pointed out that the number of barrels issued by Iran per day is expected to reach 300 thousand the day after the American move, the managing director of Fakts Global Energy, Imam Nasri, as saying: "The pressures in the market are on the balance of supply and demand In the third quarter of each year, when demand reaches its highest level while supply declines due to maintenance and seasonal issues. "

Nasri also warned of another "unlikely" scenario, saying the price could rise to 85% if OPEC +, which agreed in December to cut oil supply by 1.2 million bpd from January 1 to six months, Oil prices have doubled to more than $ 60 a barrel since the start of the alliance (including 24 OPEC oil exporters, along with 10 other oil countries, led by Russia), which in 2017 is the result of a series of reductions Production by its members.

"The United States, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are committed to ensuring that the world oil markets continue to be supplied with everything they need," said Donald Trump. "The price of Brent crude was 74.31 yesterday, the highest price ever. In about 6 months.

For his part, the analyst at the bank "UBS" Swiss, Giovanni Stonovo, he expected that Saudi Arabia and its allies will take care carefully with the needs of the beginner rather than increase production in a preventive manner.

As for the upcoming OPEC meeting in Vienna in June, Saudi Arabia's expert on economic affairs, Ellen Wald, spoke of the need for Saudi Arabia to clarify to the Vienna meeting that it had not concluded an agreement with the United States.

On the other hand, Nasri ruled out the conclusion of the OPEC countries to an agreement, especially as Saudi Arabia and the UAE publicly announced their work with the United States to increase production

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Saudi Energy Minister: "Who wants an alternative to Iranian oil, we are ready"

Saudi Energy Minister: "Who wants an alternative to Iranian oil, we are ready"
Saudi Energy Minister Khaled Al-Falih during the conference
 24 April 2019 12:02 PM

RIYADH - Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said Saudi Arabia will not abandon the leadership of the world oil market, deviating from the path that producers and consumers want.

"Whoever wants a substitute for what he imports from Iranian oil knows where he is heading, and we are ready," he told a conference of the financial sector held on Wednesday in Riyadh.

Al-Falih pointed out that the Kingdom will respond to the needs of its customers, but crude production will remain within OPEC-led cuts.

The United States decided to impose sanctions on Iranian oil exports, which Saudi Arabia welcomed.

Al-Falih said that the Kingdom's oil production in May will see a slight change compared to the last two months, and Saudi Aramco's June crude allocations will be decided within two weeks.

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   Thanks LGD for your posts ..still wondering how Iraq paying with  dinars to insanians will benefit our investment. Any idea will be appreciated for sure...Thanks¡  :)   Still wondering He is negotiating a plan with Iran that would lead to payment of Iraqi dinar instead of the dollar, while guaranteeing the disbursement of money through an Iraqi bank inside Iraq.

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