Russia, Qatar and Iran have decided to form a gas cartel . This could have control over 60% of world natural gas output. It strikes me that this will lead to higher prices for energy. That will be bad for consumers in the West. But, on the other hand, that will hopefully encourage people to be more economical in their usage of gas. It will also spur further research and innovation into renewable e...
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MyPoliticalBlog on 22nd Oct 2008 (via vinospoliticalblog.blogspot.com)
Russia has announced that it will not participate in a meeting with the United States this week to discuss Iran's nuclear program, the most significant indication yet of how Russia's war with Georgia has spoiled relations regarding other security issues.
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InternationalHeraldTribune on 24th Sep 2008 (via iht.com)
Israel May Be Forced To Strike As The World, Led By The President Obama And His Administration Have Done NOTHING To Deal With The Problem Of The Nuclear Program In Iran Iran Plots Against The World And Israel In Particular While Obama Fundraises Around The Country This Saturday Russia is scheduled... Click here to view the video and read the full story.
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PoliticsandFinance on 20th Aug 2010 (via politicsandfinance.blogspot.com)
By Anne Penketh You might think there is no connection between Georgia and Iran. But I think that America's humiliation in Georgia makes military strikes on Iran more likely. The US was never going to challenge Russia, a nuclear power,...
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AnnePenketh on 16th Aug 2008 (via blogs.independent.co.uk)
Iran's proposal for a tour of its nuclear sites floundered yesterday (13 January) after China effectively rejected the invitation and Russia cautioned that such a trip could never replace UN inspections or talks between Tehran and world powers.
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EurActiv on 14th Jan 2011 (via euractiv.com)
Because it’s not like the rest of politics stops so that Europe can reach a consensus on the economic crisis. President Obama sent a secret letter to Russia’s president last month suggesting that he would back off deploying a new missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Moscow would help stop Iran from developing long-range weapons,
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AFistfulOfEuros on 3rd Mar 2009 (via fistfulofeuros.net)
According to Iran's Fars news agency, Russia is in the process of working out increased aid and formal security agreements with Iran. The Russians, after dragging their feet for a while have decided to put a rush on completing the Bushehr nuclear plant, which the Russians say should be completed sometime between December 2008 and February 2009. They've given up even the pretense of doing...
Iran is quickly advancing towards becoming a nuclear state. In troubling developments in air power, Iran can now deploy UAVs, and Russia may have supplied Iran with new air defense systems, including their long range S-300 surface to air missiles. If they haven’t, the system is being used as a bargaining chip by Russia. There
Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant From the International Herald Tribune By Denis Dyomkin and Guy Faulconbridge Russia plans to start up a nuclear reactor at Iran's Bushehr plant by the end of the year, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation said on Thursday. "If there are no unforeseen events...then the launch will go according to the timetable," Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriye...
Russia strongly criticised Western belligerence towards Syria and Iran yesterday, saying that a military assault on the Iranian regime could cause a "chain reaction" that would destabilise the entire world.
Members of Joshua's Army might recall my piece on the increased Russian Naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean, and in the Caspian Sea and in the Persian Gulf at Iran's Kharg Island, a product of Russia's increased increased aid and formal security agreements with Iran, and with Iran's ally Syria. As part of that presence, Russia signed an agreement with Syria allowing the...
