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| Iranian port in chaos as truckers strike over fuel price rise |
| 2010-12-22 |
| by Michael Ledeen The port of Bandar Abbas is one of IranÂ’s major shipping hubs, as well as a big naval base in the Straits of Hormuz, and the site of a big refinery. It is now in chaos. Thousands of trucks, many of them loaded with imported foodstuffs, commercial goods of all description, and even oil products, have blocked the cityÂ’s roads, effectively ending all movement in and around the port. The drivers simply shut down their rigs, took the coils out of the engines, and walked away. On the water, thereÂ’s a similar shutdown of the hundreds of small boats and ferries that usually carry thousands of people each day to the nearby islands as well as to Dubai. They have clogged the harbor, and nothing is moving. This is the result of the Iranian regimeÂ’s cancellation of energy subsidies, proudly announced by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday. Also, according to the Washington Post, there are strikes in several Iranian cities. |
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| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-12-22 20:03 |
| #3 Thousands of trucks, many of them loaded with imported foodstuffs, commercial goods of all description Sounds like those sanctions are having a great effect./ sarc |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-12-22 12:13 |
| #2 This sounds like an excellent opportunity for some interested power to invest a little effort in interfering with the Iranian fuel supply chain right now. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-12-22 12:07 |
| #1 Their trucks have coils? I thought diesel trucks don't need 'em. One of the Iranian issues is the fact that diesel now costs $1.23/gallon, up from 6 cents/gal. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-12-22 11:59 |