Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 4

24-January-2005

IOCs Unfazed By Reports Of US Threat To Attack Iran

International oil companies (IOCs) working in Iran were surprised by reports that the US is considering a military attack on Iran, but are unlikely to become concerned unless the dialog between the EU and Iran over nuclear issues is abandoned, according to MEES soundings. The reports were initiated by an article by Seymour M Hersh, published by the New Yorker on 17 January, citing a...