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Qatar says tightening Iran sanctions harms oil-consuming nations
2019-05-02

Looks like he carries a switchblade and gives cut-rate tango lessons on the side. He might be a movie star though. I think I saw him in one, wearing nothing but a domino mask and a pair of black socks with garters.
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
 has spoken out against Washington’s decision to block all exports of Iranian oil, saying unilateral sanctions were "unwise because they hurt the countries that rely on the supplies."
That’s ok — America will be happy to frack more.
The United States has demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face the prospect of sanctions, ending six months of waivers that had allowed Iran’s eight biggest customers, mostly in Asia, to import limited volumes.

"The sanctions should not be extended because they have an adverse impact on countries benefiting from Iranian oil," Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Wednesday.

"In Qatar, we do not believe unilateral sanctions bring positive effects for crises which must be solved through dialogue and dialogue only," he told a news conference following a meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Qatar’s capital Doha, which was attended by his Iranian counterpart.

Qatar is at odds with other Gulf Arab states who are strong supporters of tighter US sanctions on Iran.

The White House has said it is working with Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
 and the United Arab Emirates to ensure oil markets, which have already tightened this year due to supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), were "adequately supplied."

Qatar, which despite its large gas exports sells comparatively little oil, quit OPEC in December.

Posted by:Fred

#4  Major Kong say, "Though not so specific
(or, pace Lao Tzu, too terrific),
At end of the day
Wise man know, if not say,
Desolation profoundly pacific."
Posted by: Bubba Smith3828   2019-05-02 23:53  

#3  Not to worry, the trumpster will figure out a way to off set this with a nice outpouring of sweet West Texas Crude....
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2019-05-02 23:50  

#2  Qatar is a major league bomb thrower, between its support for the Muslim Brotherhood, possibly al Qaeda, as well as Iran. Regime change might be indicated here. The problem, as usual, is you can't replace something with nothing.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2019-05-02 19:31  

#1  "The sanctions should not be extended because they have an adverse impact on countries terrorists benefiting from Iranian oil,"

Ok do what you want, but don't dictate what the US economic policies should be.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-05-02 03:11  

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