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Specialists: closing the Strait of Hormuz will stop oil exports two thirds
On: Wed, 01/05/2012 6:13
□ Baghdad / follow-up term economic
is the Strait of Hormuz, the most important waterways in the world and the movement of ships as characterized by its strategic location is vital as it crossed (20_30) oil tanker daily rate of oil tanker each (6 minutes) is the only outlet for the countries of Persian Gulf's largest oil reserves in the world .
A senior Iranian official told a television channel official: that the closure of Iran's Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers would be easy for Iran if it considers it necessary.
A number of experts and MPs specialists in the conversations (of the Agency news) over the substantial negative impact to close the Strait of Hormuz on the the Iraqi economy in the event of implementation of Iran's threats.
A member of the Committee on Energy and Oil MP Ali Fayad: that the threat of Iran close the Strait of Hormuz could have significant repercussions on the national economy to the fact that two-thirds of Iraqi oil exports on the way.
and said Fayad: If Iran has carried out its threat, it will create a crisis of real economic Nothing in the Gulf region, but also at the world's dependence on oil production for this region.
He said Fayad: Iran must deal with some wisdom and do not use this weapon to attack the interests of European countries as it causes damage to Iran itself and creates tension in the relations between the countries of the region and thus results in a things unexpected of all aspects of political, security and even military, stressing the need to adhere to treaties and respect for the contexts in the state in force and not to leave her because of this damage in the Iraqi economy enters in a "check" taboos and prohibitions can not be surpassed.
He Fayad: that the State Department is trying to calm the the situation between Iran and the European countries on the other hand, hoping to leave Iran this idea because it is harmful to have nothing to do with this conflict
for his part suggested a member of the Committee on Energy and Oil MP Bayazid Hassan to take new outlets for the export of oil through the Red Sea through the port of "Aqaba "Jordan and the port" Nuweiba, "the Saudi or through the Mediterranean via the ports," Banias "and" Tartus "Syrian to minimize the seriousness of the economic crisis on Iraq if Iran carried out its threat to close the Strait of Hormuz.
Hassan said that Iraq supports the first prize on oil revenues as a source of balanced general, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, causing a financial crisis because (70%) of Iraqi oil comes out through this strait, stressing the need to pressure the Iraqi government on the Iranian side to prevent him from closing the Strait and its use as a weapon to attack Western interests in the region taken in the economic factor as a tool for that, Because Iraq has become a market for the disposal of Iranian goods and the large number of investment companies of Iran which also plays a diplomatic channels a major role in resolving the crisis.
He pointed out that Iran is using the Straits of pressure on the countries of the world and get the political gain is just a threat because they are aware that their application would cost a lot and shows the region to the risks calculated time.
For his part, rule out the oil expert Hamza Jeweler by Iran of its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that what is doing just exercises were not taken very seriously by the Western countries or the "OPEC."
said the jeweler: that all international treaties to prevent Iran from closure of the Straits or the threat of security but is trying to influence the countries of the world to stand with them if the United States launched an attack upon the cooperation with some countries in the Gulf and remind them that they can stop (40%) of exports from the world's oil and caused the economic crisis at the global level and the Gulf in particular.
He Jeweler: that oil prices are very sensitive and are affected by crises, but it was not affected by this threat of being unrealistic or difficult to implement.
For his part, member of the Economic Commission Deputy Amer winner that the closure of the Straits will impact widely on the Iraqi economy to its dependence on oil revenues from this passage, appealing to specialists in the Islamic Republic of Iran to take into account the interests of neighboring countries and respect, as recommended by our Islamic religion.
The winner: that Iraq is his noble direction of neighboring countries, it does not allow any country to infringe on other countries through its territory, and this should be rewarded him and respect his position does not become a victim of those conflicts to give "a slap" strong destroy the fragile economy.
He added that international treaties penetrate when they contradict the interests of that state with her and this is what happens from all over the world, saying: that Iraq does not have any leverage on Iran because it is under construction in all aspects, especially economic and does not have only diplomatic efforts to avoid the situation.
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