Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 48

28-Nov-2011

IRAN

Iran To Use Oil Weapon Only Under Exceptional Circumstances, Khatibi Says

On the back of a much-heralded al-Jazeera television interview with Iranian Minister of Petroleum Rostam Qasemi last week, Irans OPEC Governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi has stressed that Tehran would only use oil as a political tool under special circumstances and would continue to be a reliable supplier of energy to the world. Iran would never look to use oil...