casinterest From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3288 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 877 times:
Quoting flightfan4ever (Thread starter): In what is a hugely positive development for Iran's economy, oil exports have increased for the second consecutive month:
It may be good for them , but it may be a dead cat bounce, and a lot of it will depend on the ability of Iran to secure financing for this.
Quoting PHX787 (Reply 1): More UN sanction by-passing going on, ever increasing my annoyance with the US hosting a pointless international body on our soil
The UN is a place to try to get things done diplomatically without resorting to war. At this point, China, Syria and Russia are choosing to believe that War and the nuclear ambitions of Iran are not a threat. History will eventually pass judgement. However with the UN, the intentions of the international community are known.
Older than I just was ,and younger than I will soo be.
flightfan4ever From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 824 times:
Quoting PHX787 (Reply 1): From what I saw on that link, it's increased exports to Syria, Russia, and China, no?
Also South Korea, Turkey, India, Taiwan and Japan.
Quoting casinterest (Reply 2): It may be good for them , but it may be a dead cat bounce, and a lot of it will depend on the ability of Iran to secure financing for this.
To your point, I respond by quoting from the Financial Times Article:
“We have seen the low point of Iranian oil exports,” a Gulf-based senior oil official said. “Asian countries are buying again.”
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10494 posts, RR: 20 Reply 4, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 817 times:
Quoting flightfan4ever (Thread starter): Given the economic pressures that many ordinary Iranians have been facing as a result of sanctions, this is unboubtedly very welcome news for them.
Undoubtedly? How do we know that profits from oil sales trickle down to the "ordinary Iranians"?
ExxonMobileTexacoEtAl could double sales and it wouldn't put any more money in my pocket.
Perhaps the amount of tax they pay might go up, but they're pretty good at gaming the tax system, so I wouldn't even expect that.
flightfan4ever From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 809 times:
Quoting Revelation (Reply 4): Undoubtedly? How do we know that profits from oil sales trickle down to the "ordinary Iranians"?
Because "ordinary Iranians" receive significant amounts of subsidies from the government as a result of oil exports e.g. subsidized fuels, utilities, staple goods such as grains and rice etc etc.
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10494 posts, RR: 20 Reply 6, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 792 times:
Right, but how do we know that the current increase in exports being discussed ends up going that route as opposed to going to a Swiss bank account? Let me guess - because of the transparency of the Iranian government?
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