Construcción del muro en las fronteras de EE.UU. con México
2008-01-24 21:19
BBC, El gobierno norteamericano construirá un muro en sus fronteras con México a fin de prevenir la entrada ilegal de los emigrantes a su país.
Según el informe de cadena de noticias BBC, EE.UU. y México construirán un muro en centenares kilómetros de sus fronteras en 4 estados sureñas que separa dicho país al México.
Hasta ahora se han construido 500 kilómetros de dicho muro fronterizo y completará la construcción de otros 700 kilómetros en el 2008.
Las autoridades norteamericanas opinan que dicho muro no puede impedir la entrada de todos quienes quieren emigrar a EE.UU., pero de esta manera disminuirá la emigración ilegal desde el territorio de México, hasta 60 por ciento.
IRIB: La Radio en Español
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Manifestaciones anti-norteamericanas en México
Manifestaciones anti-norteamericanas en México
2008-01-22 06:24
IRIB, Los agricultores mexicanos en una manifestación protestaron por la ejecución del tratado del libre comercio entre su país y los EE.UU.
Según el corresponsal de la Radio y Televisión de Irán, miles de agricultores mexicanos, ayer lunes entraron en la ciudad de Chi Hua Hua con sus herramientas y tractores en protesta por el tratado del libre comercio entre el gobierno de su país con los EE.UU.
Esta previsto que los agricultores mexicanos entren a la ciudad de México, capital de dicho país el 31 de enero.
Los agricultores y sindicatos agrícolas y también los trabajadores mexicanos creen que la importación de productos agrícolas de EE.UU. y Canadá a su país perjudicará sectores agrícolas y disminuirá la capacidad competitiva de los productores nacionales, provocando la emigración, el desempleo y el aumento de las protestas.
IRIB: La Radio en Español
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2008-01-22 06:24
IRIB, Los agricultores mexicanos en una manifestación protestaron por la ejecución del tratado del libre comercio entre su país y los EE.UU.
Según el corresponsal de la Radio y Televisión de Irán, miles de agricultores mexicanos, ayer lunes entraron en la ciudad de Chi Hua Hua con sus herramientas y tractores en protesta por el tratado del libre comercio entre el gobierno de su país con los EE.UU.
Esta previsto que los agricultores mexicanos entren a la ciudad de México, capital de dicho país el 31 de enero.
Los agricultores y sindicatos agrícolas y también los trabajadores mexicanos creen que la importación de productos agrícolas de EE.UU. y Canadá a su país perjudicará sectores agrícolas y disminuirá la capacidad competitiva de los productores nacionales, provocando la emigración, el desempleo y el aumento de las protestas.
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OFFICIALS IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES BENEFIT FROM OIL SMUGGLING
OFFICIALS IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES BENEFIT FROM OIL SMUGGLING
iran report: 21 December 1998
One of the problems the Iranian economy is facing is reduced foreign revenues due to decreasing oil prices and worsening foreign exchange rates. It now appears that Iran is at the nexus of regional petrochemical smuggling operations. Iran allows Iraqi oil to pass through its coastal waters en route to the United Arab Emirates, where it is transshipped to further destinations. Also, Iranian refined products are smuggled into Pakistan and Afghanistan. And these smuggling operations, it has been suggested by some observers, have the approval of officials on all sides of the borders.
Iranian government spokesman Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh, for example, recently told IRNA that smugglers of oil and finished petrochemical products into Iran make a 1,000- 3,000% profit, due to demand generated by excessive domestic consumption. He went on to complain that Iran’s neighbors permitted smuggling into Iran, and they also permitted smuggling of Iranian products into their countries. Apparently, the problem has become so serious that, on 14 December, the governor-general of Tehran Province announced the pending formation of a committee of officials from the National Iranian Oil Company, and the Ministries of Oil, Industry, and Agriculture “to confront smuggling.” ...
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000249.html
iran report: 21 December 1998
One of the problems the Iranian economy is facing is reduced foreign revenues due to decreasing oil prices and worsening foreign exchange rates. It now appears that Iran is at the nexus of regional petrochemical smuggling operations. Iran allows Iraqi oil to pass through its coastal waters en route to the United Arab Emirates, where it is transshipped to further destinations. Also, Iranian refined products are smuggled into Pakistan and Afghanistan. And these smuggling operations, it has been suggested by some observers, have the approval of officials on all sides of the borders.
Iranian government spokesman Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh, for example, recently told IRNA that smugglers of oil and finished petrochemical products into Iran make a 1,000- 3,000% profit, due to demand generated by excessive domestic consumption. He went on to complain that Iran’s neighbors permitted smuggling into Iran, and they also permitted smuggling of Iranian products into their countries. Apparently, the problem has become so serious that, on 14 December, the governor-general of Tehran Province announced the pending formation of a committee of officials from the National Iranian Oil Company, and the Ministries of Oil, Industry, and Agriculture “to confront smuggling.” ...
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000249.html
Iran should pay 200 million euros as bond interest
Iran should pay 200 million euros as bond interest
Payvand's Iran News ...
7/21/02
Tehran, July 21, IRNA -- According to a banking expert, Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh, Central Bank of Iran (CBI), which has sold bonds worth 500 million euros at the European financial market, should pay around 200 million euros in interest to the suppliers of loans.
Abyaneh informed IRNA on Sunday that Iran should actually reimburse 700 million euros, while euro's exchange rate against dollar has recently been raised.
A while ago, some bonds in hard currency worth 500 million euros were presented to the world financial markets by CBI, which were procured by 80 European, Asian and Middle Eastern monetary, banking and insurance institutes.
The bonds rate of interest, with a five-year validity, is 8.75 percent.
He referred to the sale of Iran's bonds as a catastrophic success.
He compared the measure to that of a medical group aimed at saving the wounded in a car accident, which despite being considered as an achievement, there is still the need for a surgical operation.
He added, "CBI' sale of hard currency bonds is a successful and necessary step, but the Islamic Republic's need to sale the bonds originated from its ailing economic structure and a catastrophic performance."
He said that while over 2,000 national projects and 45,000 provincial ones are still semi-finished and that around rls 210,000 billion, equivalent to dlrs 26 billion, is still required for their completion and that further delay will annul the previous investments. The annual hidden subsidies paid on energy vectors amounts to dlrs 13 billion, which is 26 times the value of the sold hard currency bonds.
He concluded that the value of the sold bonds is equivalent to the subsidies paid on the fuel consumed in Iran in two weeks.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000377.html
Payvand's Iran News ...
7/21/02
Tehran, July 21, IRNA -- According to a banking expert, Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh, Central Bank of Iran (CBI), which has sold bonds worth 500 million euros at the European financial market, should pay around 200 million euros in interest to the suppliers of loans.
Abyaneh informed IRNA on Sunday that Iran should actually reimburse 700 million euros, while euro's exchange rate against dollar has recently been raised.
A while ago, some bonds in hard currency worth 500 million euros were presented to the world financial markets by CBI, which were procured by 80 European, Asian and Middle Eastern monetary, banking and insurance institutes.
The bonds rate of interest, with a five-year validity, is 8.75 percent.
He referred to the sale of Iran's bonds as a catastrophic success.
He compared the measure to that of a medical group aimed at saving the wounded in a car accident, which despite being considered as an achievement, there is still the need for a surgical operation.
He added, "CBI' sale of hard currency bonds is a successful and necessary step, but the Islamic Republic's need to sale the bonds originated from its ailing economic structure and a catastrophic performance."
He said that while over 2,000 national projects and 45,000 provincial ones are still semi-finished and that around rls 210,000 billion, equivalent to dlrs 26 billion, is still required for their completion and that further delay will annul the previous investments. The annual hidden subsidies paid on energy vectors amounts to dlrs 13 billion, which is 26 times the value of the sold hard currency bonds.
He concluded that the value of the sold bonds is equivalent to the subsidies paid on the fuel consumed in Iran in two weeks.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000377.html
Shooting Attack on British Embassy, 'Suspicious' Act
Shooting Attack on British Embassy, 'Suspicious' Act
2003/09/05
TEHRAN Sept. 5 (Mehr News Agency) – A political analyst said here Friday that the shooting attack on the British Embassy in Tehran was a 'suspicious' act, redounding to the interests of Britain, but to the detriment of Iran.
Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh told the Mehr News Agency that the U.S. and Britain are using every opportunity to win international opposition against Iran, adding that such incidents could mar Iran’s national interests and threaten its international position.
“The British government has continued to challenge London-Tehran relations since the inception of the Islamic Revolution,” Ghadiri Abyaneh said.
“The arrest of former diplomat Hadi Soleimanpour in connection with the Buenos Aires bombing was an act that ran counter to the interests of the two countries.”
Soleimanpour was Iran's ambassador to Argentina at the time of the 1994 bombing.
He said that such acts would only underpin Britain’s colonialist tendencies toward Iran.
Ghadiri Abyaneh further said the British government would regret if it did not adopt proper policies toward Iran.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the analyst said that a satisfactory relation built on mutual interests would prove fruitful for the two countries, adding that the domineering British policies would only strain its relations with Iran.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000378.html
2003/09/05
TEHRAN Sept. 5 (Mehr News Agency) – A political analyst said here Friday that the shooting attack on the British Embassy in Tehran was a 'suspicious' act, redounding to the interests of Britain, but to the detriment of Iran.
Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh told the Mehr News Agency that the U.S. and Britain are using every opportunity to win international opposition against Iran, adding that such incidents could mar Iran’s national interests and threaten its international position.
“The British government has continued to challenge London-Tehran relations since the inception of the Islamic Revolution,” Ghadiri Abyaneh said.
“The arrest of former diplomat Hadi Soleimanpour in connection with the Buenos Aires bombing was an act that ran counter to the interests of the two countries.”
Soleimanpour was Iran's ambassador to Argentina at the time of the 1994 bombing.
He said that such acts would only underpin Britain’s colonialist tendencies toward Iran.
Ghadiri Abyaneh further said the British government would regret if it did not adopt proper policies toward Iran.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the analyst said that a satisfactory relation built on mutual interests would prove fruitful for the two countries, adding that the domineering British policies would only strain its relations with Iran.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000378.html
Iran Will Benefit From Infighting Among U.S., British Parties: Expert
Iran Will Benefit From Infighting Among U.S., British Parties: Expert
2003/07/27
TEHRAN (Mehr News Agency) -– The recent media disclosures about the U.S. and British governments will provide an opportunity for Iran to use diplomacy to thwart threats, said an expert in strategic studies here on Saturday.
Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abyaneh told the Mehr News Agency that the main problem that currently is troubling British Prime Minister Tony Blair is the fact that he faces a difficult election campaign.
Ghadiri-Abyaneh said British political parties have always tried to manipulate public opinion and lied and committed crimes to realize their goals, adding that these parties have never hesitated to use these methods against each other.
"The media disclosures of wrongdoings of U.S. and British political parties will reveal the nature of their activities to the world and will at the same time discredit their positions on international issues," he stated.
Referring to the U.S. psychological warfare against Iran over such issues as terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and human rights, Ghadiri-Abyaneh said the world will soon find out that Washington's charges against Iran are not true after White House officials' lies about Iraq are exposed.
He added that the recent death of British weapons expert David Kelly was a manifestation of U.S. and British efforts to extract themselves from the predicament of Iraq.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000379.html
2003/07/27
TEHRAN (Mehr News Agency) -– The recent media disclosures about the U.S. and British governments will provide an opportunity for Iran to use diplomacy to thwart threats, said an expert in strategic studies here on Saturday.
Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abyaneh told the Mehr News Agency that the main problem that currently is troubling British Prime Minister Tony Blair is the fact that he faces a difficult election campaign.
Ghadiri-Abyaneh said British political parties have always tried to manipulate public opinion and lied and committed crimes to realize their goals, adding that these parties have never hesitated to use these methods against each other.
"The media disclosures of wrongdoings of U.S. and British political parties will reveal the nature of their activities to the world and will at the same time discredit their positions on international issues," he stated.
Referring to the U.S. psychological warfare against Iran over such issues as terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and human rights, Ghadiri-Abyaneh said the world will soon find out that Washington's charges against Iran are not true after White House officials' lies about Iraq are exposed.
He added that the recent death of British weapons expert David Kelly was a manifestation of U.S. and British efforts to extract themselves from the predicament of Iraq.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000379.html
CIA and Mossad Hand Behind UN Office Blast in Baghdad
CIA and Mossad Hand Behind UN Office Blast in Baghdad
Tehran: 2003/08/24
Analyst Sees CIA and Mossad Hand Behind UN Office Blast in Baghdad
TEHRAN, August 24 (Mehr News Agency) — Political analyst Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh said here Friday that the CIA or Mossad might have engineered the recent bomb blast which destroyed the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, a possibility which should not be ignored. “The U.S. is trying to frighten away international organizations from Iraq and will use the incident as a pretext for its continued presence there,” he said. He stated that the U.S. is strongly opposed to the UN presence in Iraq and intends to expand its domination over the country. He added that the U.S. seeks long-term occupation of Iraq and the usurpation of its oil resources. He said, “The UN has frequently tried to play a constructive role in Iraqi affairs and also tried to restrain the U.S. in regard to this issue.” Ghadiri Abyaneh added that the main U.S. objective is to dismember Iraq in order to reduce popular resistance against the occupation; however, the U.S. is trying to give the impression that it is committed to the territorial integrity of Iraq. He stressed that Iraq has become a quagmire for U.S. troops and that they have become easy targets for those who are opposed to their presence, with U.S. casualties increasing day by day. Ghadiri Abyaneh said that the U.S. would strive to thwart the establishment of a popular government in Iraq; therefore, incidents such as the attack on the UN headquarters are likely to recur. “Thus, the U.S. and Israel, who are behind these operations, tend to attribute them to the internal opposition,” he said.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000250.html
Tehran: 2003/08/24
Analyst Sees CIA and Mossad Hand Behind UN Office Blast in Baghdad
TEHRAN, August 24 (Mehr News Agency) — Political analyst Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh said here Friday that the CIA or Mossad might have engineered the recent bomb blast which destroyed the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, a possibility which should not be ignored. “The U.S. is trying to frighten away international organizations from Iraq and will use the incident as a pretext for its continued presence there,” he said. He stated that the U.S. is strongly opposed to the UN presence in Iraq and intends to expand its domination over the country. He added that the U.S. seeks long-term occupation of Iraq and the usurpation of its oil resources. He said, “The UN has frequently tried to play a constructive role in Iraqi affairs and also tried to restrain the U.S. in regard to this issue.” Ghadiri Abyaneh added that the main U.S. objective is to dismember Iraq in order to reduce popular resistance against the occupation; however, the U.S. is trying to give the impression that it is committed to the territorial integrity of Iraq. He stressed that Iraq has become a quagmire for U.S. troops and that they have become easy targets for those who are opposed to their presence, with U.S. casualties increasing day by day. Ghadiri Abyaneh said that the U.S. would strive to thwart the establishment of a popular government in Iraq; therefore, incidents such as the attack on the UN headquarters are likely to recur. “Thus, the U.S. and Israel, who are behind these operations, tend to attribute them to the internal opposition,” he said.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000250.html
No country can prevent Iran from continuing its nuclear activities: analyst
No country can prevent Iran from continuing its nuclear activities: analyst
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) -- Political analyst Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh said here on Saturday that no international institution or country can prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from continuing its nuclear activities and research.
In an interview with the Mehr News Agency, Abyaneh underlined the necessity of continuing nuclear research and said that there are no limitations on science and no country is restricted in this regard.
Although there are certain international regulations which have been devised to prevent the illegal use of science, it is the inalienable right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to continue its nuclear research within the framework of these international regulations and with the objective of scientific advancement, he added.
Abyaneh also said that Iran does not need to obtain permission from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) but observed that informing the agency about the country’s nuclear activities is useful.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000381.html
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) -- Political analyst Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh said here on Saturday that no international institution or country can prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from continuing its nuclear activities and research.
In an interview with the Mehr News Agency, Abyaneh underlined the necessity of continuing nuclear research and said that there are no limitations on science and no country is restricted in this regard.
Although there are certain international regulations which have been devised to prevent the illegal use of science, it is the inalienable right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to continue its nuclear research within the framework of these international regulations and with the objective of scientific advancement, he added.
Abyaneh also said that Iran does not need to obtain permission from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) but observed that informing the agency about the country’s nuclear activities is useful.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000381.html
Gasoline Consumption in Iran Higher Than Industrial Countries
Gasoline Consumption in Iran Higher Than Industrial Countries
Nov 29 2003
Payam-e Iran Khodro, Monthly Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 83, Nov. 2003, Page 22-24
Word Count : 2153
Gasoline imports in 1992 were estimated at about 4 billion liters at an approximate cost of about one billion dollars. In view of the 10-percent growth of gasoline consumption, lack of proportion between energy consumption growth and growth of gross domestic product, lack of proper culture for using energy... the needed budget for import of gasoline and MTBE additives has been estimated at about 1.5 billion dollars during the current year.
Gasoline imports in 1992 have been estimated at about 4 billion liters at an approximate cost of about one billion dollars. Last year, in addition to technical problems for importing that much gasoline, the government was also facing $295 million deficit. If adequate funds were not supplied, the country was sure to face gasoline shortage.
During the last quarter of 1381 (2002-03) Majlis allocated 70 billion tomans (700 billion rials) to increased gasoline imports and the credit was approved from surplus oil revenues to make up for budget deficit needed to import gasoline.
The upward trend of gasoline use during the current year will continue due to such factors as annual manufacture of 450,000-500,000 automobiles, not discarding dilapidated cars, heavy traffic and high gasoline consumption of many vehicles.
In view of the 10-percent growth of gasoline consumption, lack of proportion between energy consumption growth and growth of gross domestic product, lack of proper culture for using energy... the needed budget for import of gasoline and MTBE additives has been estimated as about 1.5 billion dollars during the current year and even if the government supplied that budget, still the country lacked adequate infrastructures for unloading, storage, transfer and distribution of that much gasoline and had to construct such installations as import docks, storage tanks and pipelines. So, the cost of building new facilities must be taken into consideration and added to $1.5-billion estimate for gasoline imports.
The time needed for constructing those installations is another problem. The energy consumption predicament has other aspects with their respective consequences too.
Excessive Use and Gasoline Import Difficulties
Iran, which accounts for one percent of the world's population, consumes about 2 percent of global oil products and growth of gasoline consumption is not proportionate to the number of active cars, economic growth and actual need of various economic sectors.
Gasoline consumption grew by an annual average 9.1 percent during a 35-year period (1967-2002) and increased from 919.772 million liters in 1967 to 14.03 billion liters in 2000 and 18.25 billion liters in 2002.
Also, gasoline consumption during the Third Economic Development Plan (2000-2005) grew by an annual average of 6.1 percent to jump from 40.7 million liters per day in 2000 to 51.5 million liters per day in 2005. However, the growth rate hit 10 percent per year during the past two years with daily consumption of gasoline increasing from 2.5 million liters in 1967 to over 50 million liters in 2002. The figure is projected to exceed 60 million liters by the end of the Third Plan.
While average gasoline consumption in the world has grown by 5-20 percent in various countries during 1990s and it has been proportionate with the growth of their gross domestic products, gasoline use has increased by 80 percent during the same 10 years. In other words, gasoline consumption in Iran has grown about five times the global figure. The growth has also been disproportionate to population growth, economic growth and growth of production added value and, in fact, is a result of excessive consumption.
Base on a report issued by the country's energy balance sheet, which officially reflects changes in the energy sector, per capita primary energy supply stood at 3 equivalent barrels of crude in 1969 and the number has now increased to 14 equivalent barrels. Energy consumption has also risen from 2.4 equivalent barrels of crude oil in 1969 to 11 equivalent barrels of crude currently.
However, despite 5-percent annual growth of energy production and consumption, the country's gross domestic product at the fixed price has only grown by 3.7 percent per year and this shows that consumption of energy and gasoline is illogical and disproportionate to actual economic growth and the needs of population.
For example, gasoline consumption for producing 1,000,000 rials goods (added value) stood at about 15.7 equivalent barrels of crude oil. However, now the figure stands at 54 equivalent barrels of crude, that is, we use 3.5 times energy compared to 1969.
The inappropriate structure of gasoline supply and demand is a factor wasting both gasoline and people's time, and excessive consumption growth disproportionate to economic growth will only exacerbate gasoline imports.
If the current trend continued, that is, annual manufacture of 450,000-500,000 new cars and projections for production of 700,000-1,000,000 automobiles in 2002, not discarding old cars and continued heavy traffic, growth of gasoline consumption would persist.
Under conditions that gasoline consumption is hiking by 10 percent annually, if demand is not controlled, imports should rise and the country would be facing a crisis due to lack of adequate budget and facilities for gasoline imports.
In view of $295-million budget deficit for gasoline imports in 2002, it is not clear how the government intends to supply $1.5 billion needed for importing gasoline and MTBE additives?
Observers believe that even if the government supplied the hefty $1.5-billion budget needed for gasoline imports, the country lacked needed infrastructures for unloading and transport of the imported gasoline. At present, Shahid Bahonar, Shahid Rajaei, Bandar Abbas and Mahshahr docks are working at full capacity and pumping stations have little additional capacity. Therefore, in case of increased gasoline imports, the country would be facing shortage of technical facilities to handle imports.
Estimates show that gasoline consumption grew by 11 percent in 2002 compared to 2001 while domestic gasoline production only increased by 2.5 percent and the rest of the needed gasoline was supplied through a 38-percent hike in import.
Gasoline consumption would hit 55 million liters per day by the end of 1382 (March 2002) and gasoline imports must rise by about 50 percent with 18-19 million liters of gasoline and MTBE being imported on a daily basis.
If the current trend continued, gasoline consumption would hit 80 million liters per day by the end of the Fourth Economic Development Plan. That is, daily gasoline consumption will rise by 30 million liters within next seven years and to supply that much gasoline, one refinery must be constructed every year.
Based on the Third Plan's projections, gasoline production in the country will growth at average annual rate of 1.2 percent to increase from 34 million liters per day in 2000 to 35.7 million liters per day in 2004.
Resource Wastage Due to Excessive Gasoline Consumption
A study of energy consumption indexes and the amount of gasoline wastage shows that gasoline consumption in Iran has no meaningful proportion to trend of economic growth, society's needs and the modern standards of the world.
Experts put the cost of excessive gasoline consumption and its wastage at about $1-$2 billion annually.
Ghadiri Abyaneh, an economic expert, says in this regard, "Each Iranian wastes an average $17 gasoline per year. To gain $1 billion profit through non-oil exports, we must at least, produce $10 billion high-quality goods for global markets. In Iran, however, apart from oil extraction costs, the rest of revenues are considered as profit and added value. In other words, every $1-billion gasoline wastage in Iran would mean a minimum $10 billion of industrialist efforts for achieving one billion dollars in net exports profits.
If we didn't have oil, we would be obliged to produce and export as much as $20 billion goods.
Energy wastage in automobiles is also high and they use about 14-25 liters gasoline for every 100 km, while the corresponding figure in other countries in 3-10 liters.
Today, big international automakers have managed to reduce fuel consumption and subsequent air pollution through hefty investments and governments are considering tough standards for top automakers.
Based on the report issued by energy balance sheet, the index of gasoline consumption inside the country has reached 5.38 equivalent barrels of crude oil for every 1,000,000 rials gross domestic product, which indicate low efficiency of gasoline use.
Gasoline consumption index has increased from 5.12 equivalent barrels crude for 1,000,000 rials in 1976 to 5.38 equivalent barrels crude in 2002.
Iran enjoys the highest index of gasoline consumption and the lowest gasoline consumption efficiency.
Iran's gasoline consumption is 16 times that of India, 3 times that of Malaysia and as much as China's more then one billion population.
Per capita gasoline consumption in Iran is equal to that of highly industrial nations. In other words, it is not proportionate to industrial growth and is a result of an inappropriate consumption. Gasoline consumption during 1980-1990 was about 6.8 percent, but gross domestic product rose only by 0.6 percent.
During the same decade, gasoline consumption and economic growth in Turkey stood at 6.9 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively. Also, gasoline consumption and economic growth rates in other countries such as Egypt, Mexico, Indonesia and Malaysia have been identical and even advanced countries such as the England and the United States have managed to reduce fuel consumption in parallel to economic growth hikes.
In short, consumption growth has been a function of the economic growth and fuel conservation, but the 11 percent growth of fuel consumption in Iran is in contrast with 5-percent economic growth rate. In Japan, through fuel conservation, gasoline consumption fell from 6.1 percent during 1965-1980 to 2.1 percent in 1980-1990. In Iran, however, economic growth and gasoline consumption stood at 8.7 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively, in 1965-1980. Despite 0.6-percent economic growth in Iran during 1980-1990, gasoline consumption reached 6.2 percent.
Social Justice and Disproportionate Distribution of Energy and Fuel Subsidy The difference between selling energy carriers at international rates and its domestic sales is called energy subsidy.
In other words, gasoline sales price in the world is determined on the basis of its rarity. However, estimates show that true gasoline price compared to consumer goods price index in 1997 has decreased since 1966 and the government is paying hefty subsidies on gasoline. Despite the fact that nominal price of gasoline has increased from 6 rials in 1966 to 650 rials in 2003, its true price reduced from 6.28 rials in 1966 to 3.37 rials in 1978, 8.36 rials in 1980, 3.4 rials in 1986, 1.08 rials in 1994, 1.6 rials in 1997, 2.41 rials in 2000 and 2.5 rials in 2002. In fact, true price of gasoline has constantly decreased and has created no motivation to discourage excessive consumption.
Based on a report issued by the Management and Planning Organization, share of every Iranian household from energy subsidy in 2000 was 1,992,000 rials per month and 9,628,200 rials per month. However, families belonging to lower income strata do not have high energy consuming equipment or automobiles and, therefore, high-income families practically gobbled up the share of poor families. The share of low-income families from fuel subsidy stood at 1.3 percent, while that of rich social strata equalled 42 percent, that is, 30 times that of the poor. Therefore, fuel subsidy did not lead to social justice, but faced the government with a budget shortage that led to mothballing many developmental projects.
Subsidy for every liter of gasoline in 2000 was 1,400 rials on average and the government was unable to allocate needed resources to renovation of refineries and supporting vulnerable social strata, while high-income strata availed of energy subsidies.
Paying subsidies, in addition to excessive gasoline consumption, has led to air pollution, heavy traffic, inflation resulting from inequitable distribution of subsidies and intense class pressures.
The ratio of social security costs to gross domestic product has increased from 1.2 percent in 1989 to 1.6 percent in 1997 and the government lacks enough resources to expand social security services.
Also, the ratio of high-income to low-income strata decreased from 23 in 1989 to 20 in 1996, however, it still reflects discrepancy in the income of various social strata.
The experts believe that the government must organize gasoline subsidies through better distribution of income and preventing wastage of resources.
Transportation sector is the major consumer of energy subsidies, while share of productive industrial and agricultural sectors is very low. The fuel subsidy is used by high-consumption vehicles and single-passenger cars roaming the streets.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000252.html
Nov 29 2003
Payam-e Iran Khodro, Monthly Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 83, Nov. 2003, Page 22-24
Word Count : 2153
Gasoline imports in 1992 were estimated at about 4 billion liters at an approximate cost of about one billion dollars. In view of the 10-percent growth of gasoline consumption, lack of proportion between energy consumption growth and growth of gross domestic product, lack of proper culture for using energy... the needed budget for import of gasoline and MTBE additives has been estimated at about 1.5 billion dollars during the current year.
Gasoline imports in 1992 have been estimated at about 4 billion liters at an approximate cost of about one billion dollars. Last year, in addition to technical problems for importing that much gasoline, the government was also facing $295 million deficit. If adequate funds were not supplied, the country was sure to face gasoline shortage.
During the last quarter of 1381 (2002-03) Majlis allocated 70 billion tomans (700 billion rials) to increased gasoline imports and the credit was approved from surplus oil revenues to make up for budget deficit needed to import gasoline.
The upward trend of gasoline use during the current year will continue due to such factors as annual manufacture of 450,000-500,000 automobiles, not discarding dilapidated cars, heavy traffic and high gasoline consumption of many vehicles.
In view of the 10-percent growth of gasoline consumption, lack of proportion between energy consumption growth and growth of gross domestic product, lack of proper culture for using energy... the needed budget for import of gasoline and MTBE additives has been estimated as about 1.5 billion dollars during the current year and even if the government supplied that budget, still the country lacked adequate infrastructures for unloading, storage, transfer and distribution of that much gasoline and had to construct such installations as import docks, storage tanks and pipelines. So, the cost of building new facilities must be taken into consideration and added to $1.5-billion estimate for gasoline imports.
The time needed for constructing those installations is another problem. The energy consumption predicament has other aspects with their respective consequences too.
Excessive Use and Gasoline Import Difficulties
Iran, which accounts for one percent of the world's population, consumes about 2 percent of global oil products and growth of gasoline consumption is not proportionate to the number of active cars, economic growth and actual need of various economic sectors.
Gasoline consumption grew by an annual average 9.1 percent during a 35-year period (1967-2002) and increased from 919.772 million liters in 1967 to 14.03 billion liters in 2000 and 18.25 billion liters in 2002.
Also, gasoline consumption during the Third Economic Development Plan (2000-2005) grew by an annual average of 6.1 percent to jump from 40.7 million liters per day in 2000 to 51.5 million liters per day in 2005. However, the growth rate hit 10 percent per year during the past two years with daily consumption of gasoline increasing from 2.5 million liters in 1967 to over 50 million liters in 2002. The figure is projected to exceed 60 million liters by the end of the Third Plan.
While average gasoline consumption in the world has grown by 5-20 percent in various countries during 1990s and it has been proportionate with the growth of their gross domestic products, gasoline use has increased by 80 percent during the same 10 years. In other words, gasoline consumption in Iran has grown about five times the global figure. The growth has also been disproportionate to population growth, economic growth and growth of production added value and, in fact, is a result of excessive consumption.
Base on a report issued by the country's energy balance sheet, which officially reflects changes in the energy sector, per capita primary energy supply stood at 3 equivalent barrels of crude in 1969 and the number has now increased to 14 equivalent barrels. Energy consumption has also risen from 2.4 equivalent barrels of crude oil in 1969 to 11 equivalent barrels of crude currently.
However, despite 5-percent annual growth of energy production and consumption, the country's gross domestic product at the fixed price has only grown by 3.7 percent per year and this shows that consumption of energy and gasoline is illogical and disproportionate to actual economic growth and the needs of population.
For example, gasoline consumption for producing 1,000,000 rials goods (added value) stood at about 15.7 equivalent barrels of crude oil. However, now the figure stands at 54 equivalent barrels of crude, that is, we use 3.5 times energy compared to 1969.
The inappropriate structure of gasoline supply and demand is a factor wasting both gasoline and people's time, and excessive consumption growth disproportionate to economic growth will only exacerbate gasoline imports.
If the current trend continued, that is, annual manufacture of 450,000-500,000 new cars and projections for production of 700,000-1,000,000 automobiles in 2002, not discarding old cars and continued heavy traffic, growth of gasoline consumption would persist.
Under conditions that gasoline consumption is hiking by 10 percent annually, if demand is not controlled, imports should rise and the country would be facing a crisis due to lack of adequate budget and facilities for gasoline imports.
In view of $295-million budget deficit for gasoline imports in 2002, it is not clear how the government intends to supply $1.5 billion needed for importing gasoline and MTBE additives?
Observers believe that even if the government supplied the hefty $1.5-billion budget needed for gasoline imports, the country lacked needed infrastructures for unloading and transport of the imported gasoline. At present, Shahid Bahonar, Shahid Rajaei, Bandar Abbas and Mahshahr docks are working at full capacity and pumping stations have little additional capacity. Therefore, in case of increased gasoline imports, the country would be facing shortage of technical facilities to handle imports.
Estimates show that gasoline consumption grew by 11 percent in 2002 compared to 2001 while domestic gasoline production only increased by 2.5 percent and the rest of the needed gasoline was supplied through a 38-percent hike in import.
Gasoline consumption would hit 55 million liters per day by the end of 1382 (March 2002) and gasoline imports must rise by about 50 percent with 18-19 million liters of gasoline and MTBE being imported on a daily basis.
If the current trend continued, gasoline consumption would hit 80 million liters per day by the end of the Fourth Economic Development Plan. That is, daily gasoline consumption will rise by 30 million liters within next seven years and to supply that much gasoline, one refinery must be constructed every year.
Based on the Third Plan's projections, gasoline production in the country will growth at average annual rate of 1.2 percent to increase from 34 million liters per day in 2000 to 35.7 million liters per day in 2004.
Resource Wastage Due to Excessive Gasoline Consumption
A study of energy consumption indexes and the amount of gasoline wastage shows that gasoline consumption in Iran has no meaningful proportion to trend of economic growth, society's needs and the modern standards of the world.
Experts put the cost of excessive gasoline consumption and its wastage at about $1-$2 billion annually.
Ghadiri Abyaneh, an economic expert, says in this regard, "Each Iranian wastes an average $17 gasoline per year. To gain $1 billion profit through non-oil exports, we must at least, produce $10 billion high-quality goods for global markets. In Iran, however, apart from oil extraction costs, the rest of revenues are considered as profit and added value. In other words, every $1-billion gasoline wastage in Iran would mean a minimum $10 billion of industrialist efforts for achieving one billion dollars in net exports profits.
If we didn't have oil, we would be obliged to produce and export as much as $20 billion goods.
Energy wastage in automobiles is also high and they use about 14-25 liters gasoline for every 100 km, while the corresponding figure in other countries in 3-10 liters.
Today, big international automakers have managed to reduce fuel consumption and subsequent air pollution through hefty investments and governments are considering tough standards for top automakers.
Based on the report issued by energy balance sheet, the index of gasoline consumption inside the country has reached 5.38 equivalent barrels of crude oil for every 1,000,000 rials gross domestic product, which indicate low efficiency of gasoline use.
Gasoline consumption index has increased from 5.12 equivalent barrels crude for 1,000,000 rials in 1976 to 5.38 equivalent barrels crude in 2002.
Iran enjoys the highest index of gasoline consumption and the lowest gasoline consumption efficiency.
Iran's gasoline consumption is 16 times that of India, 3 times that of Malaysia and as much as China's more then one billion population.
Per capita gasoline consumption in Iran is equal to that of highly industrial nations. In other words, it is not proportionate to industrial growth and is a result of an inappropriate consumption. Gasoline consumption during 1980-1990 was about 6.8 percent, but gross domestic product rose only by 0.6 percent.
During the same decade, gasoline consumption and economic growth in Turkey stood at 6.9 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively. Also, gasoline consumption and economic growth rates in other countries such as Egypt, Mexico, Indonesia and Malaysia have been identical and even advanced countries such as the England and the United States have managed to reduce fuel consumption in parallel to economic growth hikes.
In short, consumption growth has been a function of the economic growth and fuel conservation, but the 11 percent growth of fuel consumption in Iran is in contrast with 5-percent economic growth rate. In Japan, through fuel conservation, gasoline consumption fell from 6.1 percent during 1965-1980 to 2.1 percent in 1980-1990. In Iran, however, economic growth and gasoline consumption stood at 8.7 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively, in 1965-1980. Despite 0.6-percent economic growth in Iran during 1980-1990, gasoline consumption reached 6.2 percent.
Social Justice and Disproportionate Distribution of Energy and Fuel Subsidy The difference between selling energy carriers at international rates and its domestic sales is called energy subsidy.
In other words, gasoline sales price in the world is determined on the basis of its rarity. However, estimates show that true gasoline price compared to consumer goods price index in 1997 has decreased since 1966 and the government is paying hefty subsidies on gasoline. Despite the fact that nominal price of gasoline has increased from 6 rials in 1966 to 650 rials in 2003, its true price reduced from 6.28 rials in 1966 to 3.37 rials in 1978, 8.36 rials in 1980, 3.4 rials in 1986, 1.08 rials in 1994, 1.6 rials in 1997, 2.41 rials in 2000 and 2.5 rials in 2002. In fact, true price of gasoline has constantly decreased and has created no motivation to discourage excessive consumption.
Based on a report issued by the Management and Planning Organization, share of every Iranian household from energy subsidy in 2000 was 1,992,000 rials per month and 9,628,200 rials per month. However, families belonging to lower income strata do not have high energy consuming equipment or automobiles and, therefore, high-income families practically gobbled up the share of poor families. The share of low-income families from fuel subsidy stood at 1.3 percent, while that of rich social strata equalled 42 percent, that is, 30 times that of the poor. Therefore, fuel subsidy did not lead to social justice, but faced the government with a budget shortage that led to mothballing many developmental projects.
Subsidy for every liter of gasoline in 2000 was 1,400 rials on average and the government was unable to allocate needed resources to renovation of refineries and supporting vulnerable social strata, while high-income strata availed of energy subsidies.
Paying subsidies, in addition to excessive gasoline consumption, has led to air pollution, heavy traffic, inflation resulting from inequitable distribution of subsidies and intense class pressures.
The ratio of social security costs to gross domestic product has increased from 1.2 percent in 1989 to 1.6 percent in 1997 and the government lacks enough resources to expand social security services.
Also, the ratio of high-income to low-income strata decreased from 23 in 1989 to 20 in 1996, however, it still reflects discrepancy in the income of various social strata.
The experts believe that the government must organize gasoline subsidies through better distribution of income and preventing wastage of resources.
Transportation sector is the major consumer of energy subsidies, while share of productive industrial and agricultural sectors is very low. The fuel subsidy is used by high-consumption vehicles and single-passenger cars roaming the streets.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000252.html
Fuel Smuggling on Rise
Fuel Smuggling on Rise
Iran daily: Tue, Dec 14, 2004
The US military assault on Iraq has encouraged fuel smuggling from Iran's western borders into the war-ravaged country.
Previously, fuel was smuggled via almost all eastern, northeastern and southeastern borders, whereas the western parts of Iran saw the illicit business for the first time only after the US-led forces occupied Iraq, the Persian daily Jahan Eqtesad reported.
At present, fuel prices in Iran are amongst the lowest in the world. The government each year pays a huge amount of money in fuel subsidies. Fuel smuggling harms national interests as it leads to a waste of the subsidies.
Experts are of the opinion that once state subsidies are systematized-that is, the well-to-do sections of the society would no longer enjoy subsidies and, instead, lower social ranks would get a bigger share-fuel smuggling would decline to a great extent.
Targeted subsidies could effectively help discourage smuggling of fuel from the country, as it would make the now lucrative business risky and uneconomical.
The huge difference in fuel prices in Iran and in regional countries has made smuggling even more profitable to the extent that smugglers continue their illegal business despite the heavy penalties.
The most commonly smuggled items are gasoline and flour due to their incredibly low prices in Iran.
Poverty and unemployment in border areas also play a major role in the rise in smuggling of goods to and from the country. Many people in border areas earn their livelihood in this way.
Neighbors Needs
At present, unofficial statistics suggest some five million liters of energy carriers is smuggled to Afghanistan and Pakistan on a daily basis.
Some say a considerable portion of Afghanistan's need for fuel as well as 20 percent of that of Pakistan is supplied through smuggled Iranian fuel.
Some experts contend that an increase in fuel prices could help resolve the problem. The government had envisaged an annual growth in fuel prices in the course of the fourth development plan (2005-2010), whereas many parliamentarians have opposed this initiative for what they say is its destructive impact on prices of other goods and services.
According to official figures, some two million liters of diesel and one million liters of petrol are smuggled out of the country via eastern borders.
Fuel smuggled from Iran is mainly transported from eastern border areas to Nimrouz province in Afghanistan and thereon to Kabul. The central government in the war-ravaged country is seemingly unwilling to help prevent the illegal import of fuel from Iran into its territories.
On the other hand, some 265,000 tons of gasoline and 437,000 tons of diesel are smuggled to Baluchestan and Sarhad provinces in Pakistan each day.
European analysts have informed Islamabad that smuggled gasoline from Iran accounts for 18 percent of Pakistan's annual petrol supply.
Iran's Customs Administration officials believe that oil products constitute 90 percent of goods smuggled from Iran. The products include petrol, diesel, motor oil, kerosene, etc….
Social Justice
Needless to say, the government uses public funds to allocate fuel subsidies and import gasoline from abroad.
That is, the financial interests of some 75 percent of people who do not own vehicles are sacrificed at the altar of the rich.
Mohammad Hassan ghadiri Abyaneh, a strategic management expert, is of the opinion that the wealthy sections of the society take 40 percent more fuel subsidies than the lower social ranks.
He also believes the increase in fuel prices should aim at bringing about greater social welfare.
"This year, gasoline imports would total $8.2 billion, which is nearly 30 times the budget the Presidential Office has allocated for deprived areas.
He said the government is presently allocating billions of rials per day for gasoline subsidies-what he says could be spent advancing efforts to improve the national development goals.
The expert further noted that once logical prices are set for oil products, smuggling of fuel will go down to a minimum.
"At present, for many criminals, drug trafficking is less profitable than fuel smuggling," he said, adding that Iranian fuel is also smuggled to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and other oil-rich Persian Gulf countries.
This, he said, means that the regional countries consume fuel that Iranian people are paying for
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000251.html
Iran daily: Tue, Dec 14, 2004
The US military assault on Iraq has encouraged fuel smuggling from Iran's western borders into the war-ravaged country.
Previously, fuel was smuggled via almost all eastern, northeastern and southeastern borders, whereas the western parts of Iran saw the illicit business for the first time only after the US-led forces occupied Iraq, the Persian daily Jahan Eqtesad reported.
At present, fuel prices in Iran are amongst the lowest in the world. The government each year pays a huge amount of money in fuel subsidies. Fuel smuggling harms national interests as it leads to a waste of the subsidies.
Experts are of the opinion that once state subsidies are systematized-that is, the well-to-do sections of the society would no longer enjoy subsidies and, instead, lower social ranks would get a bigger share-fuel smuggling would decline to a great extent.
Targeted subsidies could effectively help discourage smuggling of fuel from the country, as it would make the now lucrative business risky and uneconomical.
The huge difference in fuel prices in Iran and in regional countries has made smuggling even more profitable to the extent that smugglers continue their illegal business despite the heavy penalties.
The most commonly smuggled items are gasoline and flour due to their incredibly low prices in Iran.
Poverty and unemployment in border areas also play a major role in the rise in smuggling of goods to and from the country. Many people in border areas earn their livelihood in this way.
Neighbors Needs
At present, unofficial statistics suggest some five million liters of energy carriers is smuggled to Afghanistan and Pakistan on a daily basis.
Some say a considerable portion of Afghanistan's need for fuel as well as 20 percent of that of Pakistan is supplied through smuggled Iranian fuel.
Some experts contend that an increase in fuel prices could help resolve the problem. The government had envisaged an annual growth in fuel prices in the course of the fourth development plan (2005-2010), whereas many parliamentarians have opposed this initiative for what they say is its destructive impact on prices of other goods and services.
According to official figures, some two million liters of diesel and one million liters of petrol are smuggled out of the country via eastern borders.
Fuel smuggled from Iran is mainly transported from eastern border areas to Nimrouz province in Afghanistan and thereon to Kabul. The central government in the war-ravaged country is seemingly unwilling to help prevent the illegal import of fuel from Iran into its territories.
On the other hand, some 265,000 tons of gasoline and 437,000 tons of diesel are smuggled to Baluchestan and Sarhad provinces in Pakistan each day.
European analysts have informed Islamabad that smuggled gasoline from Iran accounts for 18 percent of Pakistan's annual petrol supply.
Iran's Customs Administration officials believe that oil products constitute 90 percent of goods smuggled from Iran. The products include petrol, diesel, motor oil, kerosene, etc….
Social Justice
Needless to say, the government uses public funds to allocate fuel subsidies and import gasoline from abroad.
That is, the financial interests of some 75 percent of people who do not own vehicles are sacrificed at the altar of the rich.
Mohammad Hassan ghadiri Abyaneh, a strategic management expert, is of the opinion that the wealthy sections of the society take 40 percent more fuel subsidies than the lower social ranks.
He also believes the increase in fuel prices should aim at bringing about greater social welfare.
"This year, gasoline imports would total $8.2 billion, which is nearly 30 times the budget the Presidential Office has allocated for deprived areas.
He said the government is presently allocating billions of rials per day for gasoline subsidies-what he says could be spent advancing efforts to improve the national development goals.
The expert further noted that once logical prices are set for oil products, smuggling of fuel will go down to a minimum.
"At present, for many criminals, drug trafficking is less profitable than fuel smuggling," he said, adding that Iranian fuel is also smuggled to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and other oil-rich Persian Gulf countries.
This, he said, means that the regional countries consume fuel that Iranian people are paying for
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/000251.html
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Los mexicanos se manifiestan en protesta por el acuerdo de comercio con EE.UU
Los mexicanos se manifiestan en protesta por el acuerdo de comercio con EE.UU
2008-01-04 06:21
Miles de mexicanos en protesta por la firma de un acuerdo comercial entre este país con EUU y Canadá, prendieron fuego a las banderas de estos dos países.
De acuerdo con CNN, cientos de mexicanos ayer en protesta por el tratado de libre comercio entre los países de América del Norte conocido como NAFTA, celebraron manifestaciones ante la embajada de EE.UU en la ciudad de México.
Otras ciudades de México también se manifestaron en protesta por dicho acuerdo.
Los manifestantes consideran que la ejecución del tratado de NAFTA, conducirá al aumento de pobreza, desempleo y la inmigración en México por lo que se pronuncian por la cancelación de este tratado.
IRIB: La Radio en Español
http://spanish.irib.ir/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1954&Itemid=83
2008-01-04 06:21
Miles de mexicanos en protesta por la firma de un acuerdo comercial entre este país con EUU y Canadá, prendieron fuego a las banderas de estos dos países.
De acuerdo con CNN, cientos de mexicanos ayer en protesta por el tratado de libre comercio entre los países de América del Norte conocido como NAFTA, celebraron manifestaciones ante la embajada de EE.UU en la ciudad de México.
Otras ciudades de México también se manifestaron en protesta por dicho acuerdo.
Los manifestantes consideran que la ejecución del tratado de NAFTA, conducirá al aumento de pobreza, desempleo y la inmigración en México por lo que se pronuncian por la cancelación de este tratado.
IRIB: La Radio en Español
http://spanish.irib.ir/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1954&Itemid=83
Defeat of Rafsanjani in election is not regarded as collapse of his power
Defeat of Rafsanjani in election is not regarded as collapse of his power
Interview with Mr. Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abianeh, fundamentalist political analyst, advisor to chairman of Expediency Council, former ambassador in Australia:
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
With attention to the fact that Supreme Leader formulates the general policies of the country following consultation with Expediency Council, so entrustment of supervision to implementation of the general policies “which is a power of leader“ to the Expediency Council is a wise decision because Expediency Council plays a vital role in compilation of the general policies also.
Revival of Rafsanjani?
Of course this approval has given more power to the Expediency Council and naturally its chairman
(Rafsanjani) but Rafsanjani has a very brilliant capability and beloved personality and he constantly had and has high position in the Islamic system, so we can not conclude that the aim of this decision is to increase power of Rafsanjani. Aim of the leader has been “proficiency in supervision to implementation of the general policies of the country†and entrustment of this power to Expediency Council shows the deep confidence of Leader Khamenei to Rafsanjani.
Defeat of Rafsanjani in election is not regarded as collapse of his power.
Some people believe that this time Khamenei tries to curb power of hardliners and he is going to play role of a balancer. What is your idea?
This supervision does not decrease powers of any branch (Judiciary, Majlis, and executive). Here just channel of supervision of leader is specified. Channel of supervision by leader is Expediency council. Such analysis like controlling the hardliners, or making a balance between the political groups is completely wrong and baseless. You know that this decision was made some years ago and during the former government. Process of compilation of its regulations took long some years. So there is no relation between time of announcing this decision and presidency of Ahmadinejad. This approval would come in to execution in this time regardless of victory of any of the candidates of presidency.
The positive or negative effects of this decision?
It has no negative outcome. This is a wise decision and a logical principle for management. When a policy “micro or macro“ is formulated, there must be enough mechanism to implement it duly. About the general policies of the country the leader has prepared the mechanism of supervision to the implementation of these policies by the same body which is intervened in formulation of these policies.
So this is a very expertise plan and has no fault or negative point.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/001363.html
Interview with Mr. Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abianeh, fundamentalist political analyst, advisor to chairman of Expediency Council, former ambassador in Australia:
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
With attention to the fact that Supreme Leader formulates the general policies of the country following consultation with Expediency Council, so entrustment of supervision to implementation of the general policies “which is a power of leader“ to the Expediency Council is a wise decision because Expediency Council plays a vital role in compilation of the general policies also.
Revival of Rafsanjani?
Of course this approval has given more power to the Expediency Council and naturally its chairman
(Rafsanjani) but Rafsanjani has a very brilliant capability and beloved personality and he constantly had and has high position in the Islamic system, so we can not conclude that the aim of this decision is to increase power of Rafsanjani. Aim of the leader has been “proficiency in supervision to implementation of the general policies of the country†and entrustment of this power to Expediency Council shows the deep confidence of Leader Khamenei to Rafsanjani.
Defeat of Rafsanjani in election is not regarded as collapse of his power.
Some people believe that this time Khamenei tries to curb power of hardliners and he is going to play role of a balancer. What is your idea?
This supervision does not decrease powers of any branch (Judiciary, Majlis, and executive). Here just channel of supervision of leader is specified. Channel of supervision by leader is Expediency council. Such analysis like controlling the hardliners, or making a balance between the political groups is completely wrong and baseless. You know that this decision was made some years ago and during the former government. Process of compilation of its regulations took long some years. So there is no relation between time of announcing this decision and presidency of Ahmadinejad. This approval would come in to execution in this time regardless of victory of any of the candidates of presidency.
The positive or negative effects of this decision?
It has no negative outcome. This is a wise decision and a logical principle for management. When a policy “micro or macro“ is formulated, there must be enough mechanism to implement it duly. About the general policies of the country the leader has prepared the mechanism of supervision to the implementation of these policies by the same body which is intervened in formulation of these policies.
So this is a very expertise plan and has no fault or negative point.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/001363.html
Ghadiri-Abyaneh: We Accept Nazis Operated Crematoria and Gas Chambers; Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were Just Bigger Crematoria
Ghadiri-Abyaneh: We Accept Nazis Operated Crematoria and Gas Chambers; Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were Just Bigger Crematoria
12/27/2005
Former Iranian Diplomat: We Accept Nazis Operated Crematoria and Gas Chambers; Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were Just Bigger Crematoria
Following are excerpts from an interview given by former Iranian diplomat Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abyaneh, which was aired on Jaam-E Jam 1 TV, on December 27, 2005.
Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abyaneh: Recently, there has been a debate around the world about the Holocaust and the Nazi crimes, and it has been said that the Iranians doubt this. OK, we accept that... the German... Hitler... Germany committed many crimes... We accept that the Nazis committed many crimes. We also accept that they operated crematoria and gas chambers, in order to kill Jews.
Do the Europeans and the Americans view this as a bad thing? Or perhaps they view this as a bad thing only when Germany does it? Perhaps they consider it to be bad because it was limited... Isn't it true that an atomic bomb can turn an entire city into a crematorium? Isn't it true that what America did in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to burn, in an instant, these two cities, which were inhabited by tens or even hundreds of thousands? Didn't these cities turn into crematoria? This is what an atomic bomb means.
It has been announced that next year the number of America's atomic bombs would reach 10,000. This means they will have the ability to operate 10,000 crematoria, each one the size of an entire city, at least. This is what they base their strength on, and they invest money to attain this.
As for the gas chambers - are chemical bombs, nerve gas or biological weapons any different? The only difference is that the Nazis – so they claim - did this in a closed room, whereas the French, Germans, English and Americans gave Saddam many chemical weapons for him to use against our people.
This is just like the gas chambers, except that the amount of gas is so great that there is no need for a closed space, and it can kill many people this way.
[...]
Why do the Europeans defend the claim that six million were exterminated in Mr. Hitler's crematoria? Let's assume this happened, and we will not go into this right now...
Interviewer: But, obviously, it didn't happen...
Mohammad-Hasan Ghadiri-Abyaneh: But let's assume it did. The Europeans believe it. Why do the Europeans support this claim? Who built the crematoria? The Europeans themselves.
Interviewer: Yes, the first and second world wars...
Mohammad-Hasan Ghadiri-Abyaneh: There is an internal contradiction in this claim. They are trying to attribute this to Hitler. First of all, Hitler was not alone. All Germans viewed the Jews in a negative light. Why? This question should also be asked. What did the Jews do that made them so evil? I believe this should be investigated as well. A possible topic for doctoral students is the state of the Jews in Germany at that time and the reason for the Germans' general hatred of them.
The reason is that the Jews had only their own interests in mind, and tried to accumulate wealth. They placed their personal interests above the national interest, and were willing to commit any crime in order to accumulate wealth. This incited public opinion against them.
[...]
Interviewer: The Europeans defend the issue of the Holocaust because of their national zeal. This is only natural. But why do the Americans support this?
Mohammad-Hasan Ghadiri-Abyaneh: Let's not forget that the Zionists rule America. The Rockefellers.... America, too, is in the hands of the Zionists.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/002206.html
12/27/2005
Former Iranian Diplomat: We Accept Nazis Operated Crematoria and Gas Chambers; Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were Just Bigger Crematoria
Following are excerpts from an interview given by former Iranian diplomat Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abyaneh, which was aired on Jaam-E Jam 1 TV, on December 27, 2005.
Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abyaneh: Recently, there has been a debate around the world about the Holocaust and the Nazi crimes, and it has been said that the Iranians doubt this. OK, we accept that... the German... Hitler... Germany committed many crimes... We accept that the Nazis committed many crimes. We also accept that they operated crematoria and gas chambers, in order to kill Jews.
Do the Europeans and the Americans view this as a bad thing? Or perhaps they view this as a bad thing only when Germany does it? Perhaps they consider it to be bad because it was limited... Isn't it true that an atomic bomb can turn an entire city into a crematorium? Isn't it true that what America did in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to burn, in an instant, these two cities, which were inhabited by tens or even hundreds of thousands? Didn't these cities turn into crematoria? This is what an atomic bomb means.
It has been announced that next year the number of America's atomic bombs would reach 10,000. This means they will have the ability to operate 10,000 crematoria, each one the size of an entire city, at least. This is what they base their strength on, and they invest money to attain this.
As for the gas chambers - are chemical bombs, nerve gas or biological weapons any different? The only difference is that the Nazis – so they claim - did this in a closed room, whereas the French, Germans, English and Americans gave Saddam many chemical weapons for him to use against our people.
This is just like the gas chambers, except that the amount of gas is so great that there is no need for a closed space, and it can kill many people this way.
[...]
Why do the Europeans defend the claim that six million were exterminated in Mr. Hitler's crematoria? Let's assume this happened, and we will not go into this right now...
Interviewer: But, obviously, it didn't happen...
Mohammad-Hasan Ghadiri-Abyaneh: But let's assume it did. The Europeans believe it. Why do the Europeans support this claim? Who built the crematoria? The Europeans themselves.
Interviewer: Yes, the first and second world wars...
Mohammad-Hasan Ghadiri-Abyaneh: There is an internal contradiction in this claim. They are trying to attribute this to Hitler. First of all, Hitler was not alone. All Germans viewed the Jews in a negative light. Why? This question should also be asked. What did the Jews do that made them so evil? I believe this should be investigated as well. A possible topic for doctoral students is the state of the Jews in Germany at that time and the reason for the Germans' general hatred of them.
The reason is that the Jews had only their own interests in mind, and tried to accumulate wealth. They placed their personal interests above the national interest, and were willing to commit any crime in order to accumulate wealth. This incited public opinion against them.
[...]
Interviewer: The Europeans defend the issue of the Holocaust because of their national zeal. This is only natural. But why do the Americans support this?
Mohammad-Hasan Ghadiri-Abyaneh: Let's not forget that the Zionists rule America. The Rockefellers.... America, too, is in the hands of the Zionists.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/002206.html
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
VIDEO FROM IRAN: DIPLOMAT COMPARES HOLOCAUST TO HIROSHIMA
VIDEO FROM IRAN: DIPLOMAT COMPARES HOLOCAUST TO HIROSHIMA
IRANIAN TV: Former Iranian Diplomat Says Iran Accepts That Nazis Had Crematoria and Gas Chambers, But That Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were Just Bigger Crematoria, December 27, 00:03:24, MEMRI
"We also accept that they [the Nazis] operated crematoria and gas chambers, in order to kill Jews. ... Isn't it true that what America did in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to burn, in an instant, these two cities, which were inhabited by tens or even hundreds of thousands?"
Spanish Version Below
Irán desafiante rompe los sellos
Por Enfoque Internacional
El señor Mahmud Ahmadinejad, presidente de la República islámica de Irán, no parece ser alguien que se ande por las ramas. El martes, su gobierno rompió los sellos de su planta de enriquecimiento de uranio en Natanz, y de otras dos instalaciones, lo que lo pone al borde de un choque con Estados Unidos, la Unión Europea y la Agencia Internacional de la Energía Atómica (AIEA). Choque que, todo indica, Ahmadinejad mismo está buscando.
La movida se veía venir. El Irán de los ayatolás mantuvo por 18 años, oculto, un programa nuclear. Desde que la AIEA lo descubrió, en el 2003, alega que tiene fines pacíficos, no militares. Por presión internacional, está suspendido desde noviembre de ese año y las instalaciones para adelantarlo fueron selladas. El Reino Unido, Alemania y Francia vienen negociando que la suspensión sea definitiva, a cambio de ventajas comerciales y tecnológicas.
Aunque se le amenazó con referirlo al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU, para ser sancionado, si reanudaba su programa, en agosto pasado Irán retomó la conversión de uranio básico en gas UF6, paso indispensable para el enriquecimiento de ese elemento (el uranio enriquecido sirve tanto para fines pacíficos como militares). Rusia ofreció enriquecerlo en sus instalaciones, para asegurarse de que no sirviera a fines militares. Pero Irán decidió hacerlo por su cuenta.
¿A qué juega el régimen iraní? A partir del 2004, los conservadores, ya muy fuertes en el clero y otros ámbitos, se han apoderado de todas las palancas del poder. Retomaron pleno control del parlamento en las elecciones de febrero y mayo de ese año, en las que fueron vetados muchos candidatos de oposición.
En junio del 2005 fue elegido presidente Ahmadinejad, el ultraconservador ex alcalde de Teherán, quien ha cobrado notoriedad por declaraciones provocadoras, como decir que el holocausto es un mito; que Israel debe desaparecer; o que Ariel Sharón debería morirse rápido. En el fondo, Irán parece apostar a convertirse, a ojos de un mundo islámico radicalizado por la cruzada antiterrorista occidental, en una alternativa ultraortodoxa y desafiante frente a Estados Unidos. Reanudar su programa de enriquecimiento de uranio pone a Irán al borde de ser referido al Consejo de Seguridad y de sufrir sanciones.
Quizá confía en que Rusia y China, con poder de veto, no lo permitan. Quizá apuesta a que Estados Unidos, empantanado en Iraq y ocupado en Afganistán, no se atreverá a emplear la fuerza en su contra (Irán es muy influyente entre los chiitas iraquíes).
Israel podría golpear sus instalaciones nucleares, como lo hizo en 1981 contra el reactor iraquí de Osirak, pero la retaliación iraní no se haría esperar. En cualquier caso, un escenario preocupante. Por una parte, asusta un régimen fanático con armas nucleares. Y preocupa que sean gobiernos, a los que no les faltan rasgos de fundamentalismo, en Washington o Tel Aviv, quienes aspiren a contenerlo.
http://www.watchingamerica.com/eltiempo000017.shtml
http://memritv.org/data/thumbnails/clip_998.jpg
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/002215.html
IRANIAN TV: Former Iranian Diplomat Says Iran Accepts That Nazis Had Crematoria and Gas Chambers, But That Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were Just Bigger Crematoria, December 27, 00:03:24, MEMRI
"We also accept that they [the Nazis] operated crematoria and gas chambers, in order to kill Jews. ... Isn't it true that what America did in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to burn, in an instant, these two cities, which were inhabited by tens or even hundreds of thousands?"
Spanish Version Below
Irán desafiante rompe los sellos
Por Enfoque Internacional
El señor Mahmud Ahmadinejad, presidente de la República islámica de Irán, no parece ser alguien que se ande por las ramas. El martes, su gobierno rompió los sellos de su planta de enriquecimiento de uranio en Natanz, y de otras dos instalaciones, lo que lo pone al borde de un choque con Estados Unidos, la Unión Europea y la Agencia Internacional de la Energía Atómica (AIEA). Choque que, todo indica, Ahmadinejad mismo está buscando.
La movida se veía venir. El Irán de los ayatolás mantuvo por 18 años, oculto, un programa nuclear. Desde que la AIEA lo descubrió, en el 2003, alega que tiene fines pacíficos, no militares. Por presión internacional, está suspendido desde noviembre de ese año y las instalaciones para adelantarlo fueron selladas. El Reino Unido, Alemania y Francia vienen negociando que la suspensión sea definitiva, a cambio de ventajas comerciales y tecnológicas.
Aunque se le amenazó con referirlo al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU, para ser sancionado, si reanudaba su programa, en agosto pasado Irán retomó la conversión de uranio básico en gas UF6, paso indispensable para el enriquecimiento de ese elemento (el uranio enriquecido sirve tanto para fines pacíficos como militares). Rusia ofreció enriquecerlo en sus instalaciones, para asegurarse de que no sirviera a fines militares. Pero Irán decidió hacerlo por su cuenta.
¿A qué juega el régimen iraní? A partir del 2004, los conservadores, ya muy fuertes en el clero y otros ámbitos, se han apoderado de todas las palancas del poder. Retomaron pleno control del parlamento en las elecciones de febrero y mayo de ese año, en las que fueron vetados muchos candidatos de oposición.
En junio del 2005 fue elegido presidente Ahmadinejad, el ultraconservador ex alcalde de Teherán, quien ha cobrado notoriedad por declaraciones provocadoras, como decir que el holocausto es un mito; que Israel debe desaparecer; o que Ariel Sharón debería morirse rápido. En el fondo, Irán parece apostar a convertirse, a ojos de un mundo islámico radicalizado por la cruzada antiterrorista occidental, en una alternativa ultraortodoxa y desafiante frente a Estados Unidos. Reanudar su programa de enriquecimiento de uranio pone a Irán al borde de ser referido al Consejo de Seguridad y de sufrir sanciones.
Quizá confía en que Rusia y China, con poder de veto, no lo permitan. Quizá apuesta a que Estados Unidos, empantanado en Iraq y ocupado en Afganistán, no se atreverá a emplear la fuerza en su contra (Irán es muy influyente entre los chiitas iraquíes).
Israel podría golpear sus instalaciones nucleares, como lo hizo en 1981 contra el reactor iraquí de Osirak, pero la retaliación iraní no se haría esperar. En cualquier caso, un escenario preocupante. Por una parte, asusta un régimen fanático con armas nucleares. Y preocupa que sean gobiernos, a los que no les faltan rasgos de fundamentalismo, en Washington o Tel Aviv, quienes aspiren a contenerlo.
http://www.watchingamerica.com/eltiempo000017.shtml
http://memritv.org/data/thumbnails/clip_998.jpg
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/002215.html
Iran Should Lodge a Complaint against the West's Nuclear Assistance to Israel
Iran Should Lodge a Complaint against the West's Nuclear Assistance to Israel
March 11,
Political analysts believe that considering the West's assistance to the Zionist Regime to make Israel a nuclear state, Iran should lodge a compliant to the International Atomic Energy Agency against the West.
Strategic Management expert Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh referred to the British Foreign Minister's recent interview with Britain's Channel 4 and said, "Jack Straw said during the interview that since Iran has endorsed the NPT voluntarily, it is required to observe its rules and regulations, but the Israeli Regime, Pakistan and India are not required to do so because they have not endorsed the Non-Proliferation Treaty and thus, they are not considered as violators of any treaties."
"This is while BBC, relying on documents it had accessed in compliance with the law of freedom of information and interview with former state officials, disclosed that England had assisted Israel with the development of the secret nuclear power plant of Deymona in the 1960s and it had provided the Zionist Regime with Plutonium and other banned nuclear materials used for the production of nuclear weapons," he reminded.
Abyaneh continued, "according to the same report, Britain has also sold to the Zionist Regime, hundreds of other nuclear cargoes used for the production of atomic weapons, including Uranium, Lithium, Beryllium and heavy water."
Stating that even though Straw does not recognize Israeli Regime as a violator of the NPT because Zionists have not endorsed the treaty, the political expert stressed, "but England has endorsed the NPT and it has violated the treaty by rendering nuclear help to the Israeli Regime."
He added, "Iran can lodge a compliant against Britain and the United States for assisting the Zionist Regime to produce nuclear arsenal and it should call on the IAEA to verify the violation of the NPT by the said member states".
http://www.baabeilm.org/baabnews/baabnews.asp?id=12060
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/002221.html
March 11,
Political analysts believe that considering the West's assistance to the Zionist Regime to make Israel a nuclear state, Iran should lodge a compliant to the International Atomic Energy Agency against the West.
Strategic Management expert Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh referred to the British Foreign Minister's recent interview with Britain's Channel 4 and said, "Jack Straw said during the interview that since Iran has endorsed the NPT voluntarily, it is required to observe its rules and regulations, but the Israeli Regime, Pakistan and India are not required to do so because they have not endorsed the Non-Proliferation Treaty and thus, they are not considered as violators of any treaties."
"This is while BBC, relying on documents it had accessed in compliance with the law of freedom of information and interview with former state officials, disclosed that England had assisted Israel with the development of the secret nuclear power plant of Deymona in the 1960s and it had provided the Zionist Regime with Plutonium and other banned nuclear materials used for the production of nuclear weapons," he reminded.
Abyaneh continued, "according to the same report, Britain has also sold to the Zionist Regime, hundreds of other nuclear cargoes used for the production of atomic weapons, including Uranium, Lithium, Beryllium and heavy water."
Stating that even though Straw does not recognize Israeli Regime as a violator of the NPT because Zionists have not endorsed the treaty, the political expert stressed, "but England has endorsed the NPT and it has violated the treaty by rendering nuclear help to the Israeli Regime."
He added, "Iran can lodge a compliant against Britain and the United States for assisting the Zionist Regime to produce nuclear arsenal and it should call on the IAEA to verify the violation of the NPT by the said member states".
http://www.baabeilm.org/baabnews/baabnews.asp?id=12060
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/002221.html
Iran believes that there is no reason to give up from its right
Iran believes that there is no reason to give up from its right
Interview with Mr. Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abianeh, conservative political analyst and advisor to chairman of Expediency Council, former ambassador in Australia:
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Iran believes that there is no reason to give up from its right. Of course Iran can consider any proposition, but it is better for the West to recognize rights of the Iranian nation including the right to enrichment, instead of depriving from its right. The West should try to find the ways for making confidence-building instead of denying this right. The Europeans should bear in mind that the period of dominance of the West to the world has finished. Now we live in an era in which the nations must be sovereign to their fates and to have the equal rights with the other nations especially with the Europeans.
France produces 70 percent of its electricity by nuclear energy. Why they [Germany] are trying to deprive the other nations from their rights.
In the Algeria declaration, US promised that it will not interfere in the internal affairs of Iran but then US neglected this commitment. US always rules out its commitments. On the other hand the American can not overthrow Iranian Islamic system. Even if America ensures that it [US] is trying to change the regime in Iran, it [US] can not do any thing in this regard. US opposed with Iranian revolution, but this revolution happened. US and the West supported from Saddam, but they could not succeed to overthrow the Iranian political system. So how US wants to give us the guaranty not to do something that it [US] can not do?
Even if US want to do something against us (to overthrow the regime) it [US] will never be able to do it and it will just increase the troubles of America.
It is clear that such guaranty can not satisfy Iran to give up it right. We need to have nuclear energy and we intend to develop it. I believe that there is no need to give up this right.
The Europeans have committed a strategic mistake towards Iran. So far difference of the Europens policy with that of the Americans about Iranian nuclear issue has been in the method not in the goal.
Their goal is the same. The Americans want to deprive Iran by using force, but the Europeans try to use diplomacy in order to deprive Iran from its right.
Their aim is wrong, so strategy of the both is wrong.
We say yes to diplomacy and follow diplomacy, not for deprivation of Iran from its right, but for confidence-building. In the propositions of the Europeans I am seeing a kind of racism and selfishness that is reminiscent of their colonialism period. I believe that the aim of the Europeans for proposing this incentive is a propaganda tactic in order to pretend and propagate this idea that we tried the peaceful ways, but it did not bring any fruit in order to satisfy the public opinion which is against warmongeism of US. While trying to deprive a nation from its right does never contain any peacefulness.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/001360.html
Interview with Mr. Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri-Abianeh, conservative political analyst and advisor to chairman of Expediency Council, former ambassador in Australia:
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Iran believes that there is no reason to give up from its right. Of course Iran can consider any proposition, but it is better for the West to recognize rights of the Iranian nation including the right to enrichment, instead of depriving from its right. The West should try to find the ways for making confidence-building instead of denying this right. The Europeans should bear in mind that the period of dominance of the West to the world has finished. Now we live in an era in which the nations must be sovereign to their fates and to have the equal rights with the other nations especially with the Europeans.
France produces 70 percent of its electricity by nuclear energy. Why they [Germany] are trying to deprive the other nations from their rights.
In the Algeria declaration, US promised that it will not interfere in the internal affairs of Iran but then US neglected this commitment. US always rules out its commitments. On the other hand the American can not overthrow Iranian Islamic system. Even if America ensures that it [US] is trying to change the regime in Iran, it [US] can not do any thing in this regard. US opposed with Iranian revolution, but this revolution happened. US and the West supported from Saddam, but they could not succeed to overthrow the Iranian political system. So how US wants to give us the guaranty not to do something that it [US] can not do?
Even if US want to do something against us (to overthrow the regime) it [US] will never be able to do it and it will just increase the troubles of America.
It is clear that such guaranty can not satisfy Iran to give up it right. We need to have nuclear energy and we intend to develop it. I believe that there is no need to give up this right.
The Europeans have committed a strategic mistake towards Iran. So far difference of the Europens policy with that of the Americans about Iranian nuclear issue has been in the method not in the goal.
Their goal is the same. The Americans want to deprive Iran by using force, but the Europeans try to use diplomacy in order to deprive Iran from its right.
Their aim is wrong, so strategy of the both is wrong.
We say yes to diplomacy and follow diplomacy, not for deprivation of Iran from its right, but for confidence-building. In the propositions of the Europeans I am seeing a kind of racism and selfishness that is reminiscent of their colonialism period. I believe that the aim of the Europeans for proposing this incentive is a propaganda tactic in order to pretend and propagate this idea that we tried the peaceful ways, but it did not bring any fruit in order to satisfy the public opinion which is against warmongeism of US. While trying to deprive a nation from its right does never contain any peacefulness.
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/001360.html
Former Iranian Ambassador: The Facts about AMIA case are Well Known
Former Iranian Ambassador: The Facts about AMIA case are Well Known
Monday November 13, 2006
Iran's former ambassador to Australia, commenting on the AMIA bombing case, has said the whole world is aware of the details of the bombing of AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, and the facts about this case are well known.
In an interview with IRNA, Iran's former ambassador to Australia , Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh, said Israeli officials prevented the Argentine security forces from searching the AMIA Jewish center in the hours immediately following the blast in ( June)1994. Ghadiri Abyaneh added: "the general public wants to know why the Argentine Police and security forces were preventing from searchiung the building and carrying out their investigation into the AMIA blast".
Iran's former ambassador to Australia stressed that eye-witness accounts of the AMIA explosion tell of explosive materials stored inside the AMIA building detonating. He said : The explosion took place inside the building and there was no external blast or external operations.
In further remarks Ghadiri Abyaneh said the Zionists had turned the AMIA Jewish center into a base for carrying out their terrorist operations, and they stored explosives inside the AMIA building which they used in their "operations".
http://english.irib.ir/middle.asp?cat=2&id=8505&day=4
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/002208.html
Monday November 13, 2006
Iran's former ambassador to Australia, commenting on the AMIA bombing case, has said the whole world is aware of the details of the bombing of AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, and the facts about this case are well known.
In an interview with IRNA, Iran's former ambassador to Australia , Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh, said Israeli officials prevented the Argentine security forces from searching the AMIA Jewish center in the hours immediately following the blast in ( June)1994. Ghadiri Abyaneh added: "the general public wants to know why the Argentine Police and security forces were preventing from searchiung the building and carrying out their investigation into the AMIA blast".
Iran's former ambassador to Australia stressed that eye-witness accounts of the AMIA explosion tell of explosive materials stored inside the AMIA building detonating. He said : The explosion took place inside the building and there was no external blast or external operations.
In further remarks Ghadiri Abyaneh said the Zionists had turned the AMIA Jewish center into a base for carrying out their terrorist operations, and they stored explosives inside the AMIA building which they used in their "operations".
http://english.irib.ir/middle.asp?cat=2&id=8505&day=4
Dr. Ghadiri Abyaneh
http://www.ghadiri.org/archives/002208.html
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