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The Energy Wars Heat Up

Michael T. Klare | Posted 05.10.2012

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Michael T. Klare

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Argentina to the Philippines, here are the six areas of conflict -- all tied to energy supplies -- that have made news in just the first few months of 2012.

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Joshua Hersh

Afghanistan's Dependence On Iran Complicates U.S. Sanctions

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 05.09.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Last Wednesday, government officials from two countries met here to finalize an international pact that would help define their ...

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Iran Unplugs Oil Facilities From Internet

AP | Posted 04.24.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian official says the country's oil industry is working well despite an attack from hackers and a computer virus that tar...

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Obama Reportedly Clears Harsh Iran Sanctions

AP | JULIE PACE and BEN FELLER | Posted 05.30.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday he was plowing ahead with potential sanctions against countries that keep buying oil from Iran, ...

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Barack Obama Prepares for War Footing

Edwin Black | Posted 03.19.2012

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Edwin Black

A newly-propounded Executive Order renews and updates the president's power to take control of all civil energy supplies, including oil and natural gas, control and restrict all civil transportation, and even provides the option to re-enable a draft.

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Why the Pakistanis Are Vulnerable to Iran

Aziz Nayani | Posted 05.06.2012

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Aziz Nayani

The world needs Pakistan to be on its side, and so steps need to be taken to ensure that the Pakistanis do not have to rely on Iran and further pigeon-hole themselves into a path that is damaging for their interests as well as the world's.

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The Coalition Against Iranian Oil: Winners and Losers

Sara Vakhshouri | Posted 04.28.2012

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Sara Vakhshouri

Considering the E.U.'s ban on 150 thousand barrels a day of oil coming from Syria, combined with unrecovered production drops in Libya, the E.U. will feel pressure from not buying Iranian oil. But will Iran feel any?

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The Iran Diplomacy Puzzle

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 04.23.2012

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Jayshree Bajoria

A failure to reach a diplomatic solution carries huge costs: tensions between Iran and the West continue to rise in what some have called a shadow war.

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Iran Reportedly Halts Oil Exports To Britain, France

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.20.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the Eu...

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Oil Ministry Denies EU Oil Stop

Reuters | Posted 04.16.2012

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TEHRAN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Iran's Oil Ministry denied state media reports on the Islamic state stopping its crude exports to six European countries ...

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Reports: Iran Stops Oil Exports To 6 European Countries

Reuters | Posted 04.16.2012

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(Adds background) TEHRAN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Iran has stopped oil exports to six European states in retaliation for European Union sa...

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Iran Feels Sanctions Pinch

Reuters | Posted 04.09.2012

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By Niluksi Koswanage and Cho Mee-young KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Malaysia has halted palm oil exports to Iran because of payment...

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Iran Blasts 'Psychological Warfare,' Vows To Ban Oil Exports Ahead Of Embargo

Reuters | Posted 04.08.2012

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By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Irani...

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Can Sanctions Bring Iran to the Table?

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 03.25.2012

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Jayshree Bajoria

The sanctions take place in a climate of increasing tension and concern over U.S. military action, an option the Obama administration said remains on the table. The administration hopes the sanctions will cause enough economic pain to force Tehran to engage in diplomacy.

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Iranian Lawmakers Step Up Threats To Close Strait Of Hormuz

AP | NASSER KARIMI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 03.24.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — Senior Iranian lawmakers have stepped up threats that Islamic Republic warships could block the Persian Gulf's oil tanker traffic...

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EU Shuts Off The Pipes From Iran

AP | DON MELVIN | Posted 03.24.2012

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BRUSSELS — The European Union and Iran raised the stakes Monday in their test of wills over the Islamic republic's nuclear program, with the blo...

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Japan Worried Over Implications Of Iranian Oil Ban

AP | By MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 03.14.2012

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TOKYO -- Japan's prime minister said Friday the government has yet to decide on whether it will reduce oil imports from Iran in line with U.S. sanctio...

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Geithner Unlikely To Get China To Budge On Iran Sanctions

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 03.12.2012

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BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese leaders pledged Wednesday to build economic ties but Beijing gave no sign it woul...

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Will Momentum for EU Oil Embargo on Iran Wreck Diplomacy?

Trita Parsi | Posted 03.08.2012

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Trita Parsi

If the EU repeats the mistake of 2010 and lets its mistrust overtake its judgement and imposes an oil embargo prior to the next meeting, then diplomacy will likely be dead on arrival.

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Fool Me, I Don't Know, Six or Seven Times. Shall We Try for a Dozen?

Carl Pope | Posted 03.07.2012

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Carl Pope

It's pathetic that we find ourselves here, almost fifty years after the first oil embargo, still utterly dependent on a single hydrocarbon molecule from a tiny, unstable, and largely hostile corner of the world, to conduct the very basics of our civilization.

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Europe Considers Delay On Iranian Oil Ban

Reuters | Posted 03.07.2012

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* Western governments targeting Iranian oil * EU ban may need several months to take effect * Worries over economic impa...

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Iran Plans New Maneuvers In Key Oil Passage

Reuters | Posted 03.07.2012

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(Adds quotes, changes attribution) TEHRAN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Iran announced plans on Friday to hold new naval exercises in the Strait ...

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Miscommunications With Iran

George Kenney | Posted 03.05.2012

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George Kenney

The Iranians clearly have no idea of the danger they have provoked. The situation thus resembles a classic case of two states slipping accidentally into a war neither wants.

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Europe Agrees On Iranian Oil Ban

Reuters | Posted 01.04.2012

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(Reuters) - European governments have agreed in principle to ban imports of Iranian oil, EU diplomats said Wednesday, dealing a blow to Tehran that cr...

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Iran Delays Testing Long-Range Missiles, Ready For Nuclear Talks

Reuters | Posted 02.29.2012

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TEHRAN, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Iran test-fired long range missiles on Saturday during a naval exercise in the Gulf, the semi-official Fars news agency rep...

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