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IRAN REMAINS ELECTRICITY EXPORTER DESPITE SANCTIONS: REPORT
Press TV
Nov 6 2012
Iran
A specialized energy website has acknowledged the ineffectiveness
of international sanctions against the Islamic Republic, saying Iran
continues to remain a net exporter of electricity.
The Oilprice.com said in an article that sanctions imposed by the
United Nations Security Council, European Union, and the United States
have failed to hinder Iran's electricity exports.
"There is one sector of Iran's energy industry that is flourishing
- electricity exports. And this trade, lucrative as it is, stymies
Washington's efforts to squeeze Iran's economy because, in four out
of five instances, the trade is with US allies," the website noted.
"Iran is a net exporter of electric power and currently exports
electricity to neighboring states including Armenia, Pakistan, Turkey,
Iraq, and Afghanistan," the article added citing the US government's
Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The website stated that Iran's neighboring states have opted to
interact with the Islamic Republic, notwithstanding Washington's
pressures.
"Iran's rising electrical exports to its neighbors present Washington
policymakers hawkish on Iran with the unpleasant reality that the
nations importing Iranian electricity are all involved to a lesser or
greater degree with regional US military policies, whose cooperation
could be endangered if the American administration pressured them
too far to downgrade their energy relations with Tehran," wrote
the Oilprice.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have repeatedly
accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear
energy program.
Under pressure from Washington, the United Nations Security Council has
imposed four rounds of sanctions against the Islamic Republic. The
Security Council's measure was followed by a series of illegal
unilateral embargoes against Iran by the US and the European Union.
Iran refutes the allegations and argues that as a signatory to the
Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic
Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology
for peaceful purposes.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Press TV
Nov 6 2012
Iran
A specialized energy website has acknowledged the ineffectiveness
of international sanctions against the Islamic Republic, saying Iran
continues to remain a net exporter of electricity.
The Oilprice.com said in an article that sanctions imposed by the
United Nations Security Council, European Union, and the United States
have failed to hinder Iran's electricity exports.
"There is one sector of Iran's energy industry that is flourishing
- electricity exports. And this trade, lucrative as it is, stymies
Washington's efforts to squeeze Iran's economy because, in four out
of five instances, the trade is with US allies," the website noted.
"Iran is a net exporter of electric power and currently exports
electricity to neighboring states including Armenia, Pakistan, Turkey,
Iraq, and Afghanistan," the article added citing the US government's
Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The website stated that Iran's neighboring states have opted to
interact with the Islamic Republic, notwithstanding Washington's
pressures.
"Iran's rising electrical exports to its neighbors present Washington
policymakers hawkish on Iran with the unpleasant reality that the
nations importing Iranian electricity are all involved to a lesser or
greater degree with regional US military policies, whose cooperation
could be endangered if the American administration pressured them
too far to downgrade their energy relations with Tehran," wrote
the Oilprice.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have repeatedly
accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear
energy program.
Under pressure from Washington, the United Nations Security Council has
imposed four rounds of sanctions against the Islamic Republic. The
Security Council's measure was followed by a series of illegal
unilateral embargoes against Iran by the US and the European Union.
Iran refutes the allegations and argues that as a signatory to the
Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic
Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology
for peaceful purposes.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress