With a potential deal over the future of it’s nuclear program still in question Iran has begun courting U.S. and international oil companies perhaps anticipating the impending reduction or elimination of U.S. economic sanctions against Iran. John Iadarola (Think Tank), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), and Ana Kasparian (The Point,) break down the story. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
Read more here: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/241290-iran-courting-us-oil-interests-in-secret-talks
“Iran is wooing American oil companies in anticipation of a time when Western interests can take advantage of the Middle Eastern nation’s vast crude reserves.
A delegation of U.S. oil company leaders and investors heads to Tehran this week to discuss opportunities to operate there if the U.S. lifts sanctions on Iran this summer as part of a deal to restrict its nuclear capabilities, Iran’s state media reported.”*
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