Shortage of Gas makes Tehran Bus Drivers wait up to 12 hours at Petrol Stations

According to reports of the “Human Rights and Democracy Committee in Iran” over the the last days CNG buses have formed long queues in front of petrol stations due to lack of gas in Iran’s private sector. The lack of gas has forced bus drivers to wait as long as twelve hours before fuel could be purchased.

Netherlands-Iranian Business Association does not oppose Sanctions on Iran

Press News and Tehran Times published an article stating d recently over 100 Dutch businessmen have signed a statement to object to these sanctions. However, the Netherlands-Iranian Business Association (NIBA) expressed only its concern of losing business to foreign competitors. It’s all about the money….

Kazem Gharib-Abadi: ‘100 Dutch businessmen object to sanctions against Iran’

The Iranian ambassador in the Netherlands, Kazem Gharib-Abadi, claims that recently over 100 Dutch businessmen have signed a statement to object to the sanctions against Iran. We shall try to obtain a copy of this list.

Iran’s Private Sector: “Economy’s back is about to break”

The high volume of debts of the Iranian government to energy producing companies has led to a serious drop in investment in energy. Over 900.000 workers are about to lose their jobs.

VOA: European Union about to adopt tighter sanctions against Iran

European Union foreign ministers are set to adopt tighter sanctions against Iran, including measures to ban investment in the oil and gas industry.

Video: Iran and the First Week of Sanctions

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has scoffed at U.S. sanctions as “pathetic” and said a United Nations resolution had no more worth than a “used handkerchief” and although some Iranians backed their leader’s tough position, others were fearful for the future.

Iraq Ignores Iran Sanctions and Boosts Illegal Oil Smuggle

Hundreds of millions of dollars in crude oil and refined products are being smuggled over the scenic mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan every year. Even as the United States imposes new sanctions on Iran, one of the biggest gaps in the US strategy is on full display in Iraq.

Sanctions Strenghten: Germany refuses to refuel Iranian Aircrafts

Two Iranian aircrafts took off from a German airport this week without refuelling, an airport spokesman said on Thursday, days after reports that Iran’s planes had been denied fuel in three countries due to U.S. sanctions.

Senior Iranian Official on Sanctions: ‘Au, This Hurts!’

A senior Iranian official has acknowledged for the first time that sanctions against the country could slow down its nuclear programme.

Arab Gulf States: ‘Bomb Iran, We Cannot Live With a Nuclear Iran”

In June Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah was cited saying that Iran has no right to exist. Now the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States, Yousef al-Otaiba, says that ‘we cannot live with a nuclear Iran’.

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