Take Iranian opposition to the streets
theaustralian / Emanuele Ottolenghi
30-Aug-2010 (2 comments)

MINDFUL of the danger of Iran's regime acquiring nuclear weapons, the international community has passed a new round of sanctions.

They aim to persuade Tehran that a negotiated deal is in its best interests. After the UN approved Resolution 1929 in June, Western nations - including the US, the European Union and Australia - enacted additional autonomous measures against the regime.

There is little doubt that these measures bite. Since their introduction, Iran has had to scrap two liquefied natural gas projects after Western companies withdrew as a result of sanctions. Iran's refining and petrochemical sectors are struggling and lack of foreign investment may have dire long-term consequences on Iran's economy. Only last week, the Dutch Lyondell Basell petrochemical company announced it was withdrawing from the Iranian market. Australia's Worley Parsons has taken similar moves, pledging only to complete already existing contracts, and, then again, only if they do not contradict sanctions legislation.

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yolanda

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by yolanda on Tue Aug 31, 2010 08:46 AM PDT

It is a great idea to rename the street to "Neda street".....hopefully the authorities concerned can bring this idea to full fruition!

Thank you for posting the article!


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"Neda street" as IRI embassy address

by IranFirst on Mon Aug 30, 2010 09:20 PM PDT

This should be interesting if Australia, EU, or other countries go along with this idea. The IRI embassies then have to change their letter-heads to "IRI embassy, Neda Agha Soltan street", A big daily thorn on the side of the Terrorist IRI and a symbolic gesture that Iranians and the world do not forget the crimes of this criminal un-elected regime


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