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2008-07-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Electricity cuts, lack of fuel make life tough for Iranians

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Posted by 3dc 2008-07-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Generators are usually diesel powered. Iran is equally inept at both gasoline and diesel production. They have to import almost half from UAE.

Posted by McZoid 2008-07-26 00:48|| 2008-07-26 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Or, perhaps they are diverting a good amount of their fuel supply to storage in anticipation of a disruption of supply in the case of a confrontation over the nuclear issue.

Iran is also building refineries in Venezuela to refine their crude and ship the refined products to Iran. It looks like Chavez is building the infrastructure needed to stop selling oil to the US completely. Rather than forcing other countries to build special refineries capable of handling the heavy Venezuelan crude, is inviting countries to build or share capacity there and take delivery of the finished products rather than crude oil.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-07-26 01:08|| 2008-07-26 01:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Grow a pair and throw the bastards out

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-26 02:02|| 2008-07-26 02:02|| Front Page Top

#4 bet there's electricity and AC, 24/7, a soft boy in the bed, and a full tank of diesel in the Benz for the Mullahs

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-07-26 07:22|| 2008-07-26 07:22|| Front Page Top

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