'Iran will stop EU oil exports this week'

[SOHEIL]

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Majlis (parliament) will discuss a bill in the coming week which seeks to cut off Iran's oil exports to Europe.


Deputy head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Hossein Ebrahimi said on Friday that Iranian lawmakers would debate a “double-urgency” bill on Sunday which calls for the ban of oil exports to Europe as early as next week.

The move comes after EU foreign ministers reached an agreement in Brussels on Monday to impose sanctions on oil imports from Iran as of July 1. The sanctions involve an immediate ban on all new oil contracts with the Islamic Republic and freezing the assets of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) within the EU.

The Majlis motion would deny Europe the six-month phase-in period that the bloc has considered to adjust and find alternative sources to Iran's crude.

The recent EU sanctions on Iranian oil are merely a “psychological warfare,” as the 27-member bloc is delaying the implementation of the embargoes under various pretexts, Ebrahimi added.

“Europe is uncertain about enforcing these sanctions and seeks to project [its own woes] and manipulate public opinion,” the lawmaker said.

The EU accounted for 18 percent of Iranian crude oil sales in the first half of 2011, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), making it Iran's second biggest customer after China.

The EU sanctions came after US President Barack Obama signed into law fresh unilateral economic embargoes against the Central Bank of Iran on New Year's Eve in an apparent bid to punish foreign companies and banks that do business with the Iranian financial institution. The bill ultimately takes aim at Iran's oil revenue.

The United States, Israel and some of their allies accuse Tehran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear program and have used this pretext to push for the imposition of four rounds of UN sanctions and a series of unilateral embargoes against the Islamic Republic.

Iran has refuted the allegations, arguing that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to use nuclear technology for peaceful use.

PressTV - 'Iran will stop EU oil exports this week'

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Now let's see how Greece and Italy do, when their biggest supplier of oil cuts them off.

The EU was willing to risk their own (fragile) economic wellbeing, just for a stupid political game. Well, they are going to get what were asking for.

 

[yahya07]

Did the Europeans really think Iran would just wait for them to push the red button at a time of their convenience? How immature and arrogant. This is the only logical step to take by Iran, they have to show that they are also in control and that sanctions will have a blowback and cannot be "cushioned".

 

[iajj]

Did the Europeans really think Iran would just wait for them to push the red button at a time of their convenience? How immature and arrogant. This is the only logical step to take by Iran, they have to show that they are also in control and that sanctions will have a blowback and cannot be "cushioned".

exactly - smart move by iranians

 

[lepziboy]

Its kinda sad.why should (some)innocent europe countries suffer because of US

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Its kinda sad.why should (some)innocent europe countries suffer because of US

The US knows that Greece and Italy are already on the verge of economic collapse. Yet they have told them to cut off their largest oil supplier (Iran).

The US just doesn't care.

Though if the Eurozone collapses (due to Greece and Italy), they will surely feel the impact, just like the rest of the world will.

 

[SOHEIL]

Its kinda sad.why should (some)innocent europe countries suffer because of US

because of US !!!??? because of israHELL

 

[lepziboy]

because of US !!!??? because of israHELL

well if you look at it.When Israel speaks few listen when US speaks all is done.Israel is just tagging along.US is the main suspect.

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The US knows that Greece and Italy are already on the verge of economic collapse. Yet they have told them to cut off their largest oil supplier (Iran).

The US just doesn't care.

Though if the Eurozone collapses (due to Greece and Italy), they will surely feel the impact, just like the rest of the world will.

US never cares about anyone but herself.as long as asia has most of the resources we will survive

 

[TrMhMt]

Well done Iran !!!

Now lets see how long they will abide this ? Lets see them suffering ...

 

[SOHEIL]

well if you look at it.When Israel speaks few listen when US speaks all is done.Israel is just tagging along.US is the main suspect.

NO NO ... When Israel speaks ... US Hears ... & then all is done !!!

 

[lepziboy]

NO NO ... When Israel speaks ... US Hears ... & then all is done !!!

Because of that I remembered what obama and french president said about the leader of Israel by mistake on live TV

 

[EndoClock]

well if you look at it.When Israel speaks few listen when US speaks all is done.Israel is just tagging along.US is the main suspect.

You don't understand the extensive influence of Israel's lobbyists in Washington.

 

[lepziboy]

You don't understand the extensive influence of Israel's lobbyists in Washington.

I understand that.I`m just talking about in international level.more nations will listen to US than Israel.

 

[Kesang]

Make this thread sticky becuase this sort of news coming everyday . And update it if something new happens.

 

[SOHEIL]

Because of that I remembered what obama and french president said about the leader of Israel by mistake on live TV

and then what happend ??? ....... Apologizing