Hassan Rouhani Quotes
It is incorrect and unwise to imagine that some day all producer countries will be able to export their surplus oil, and Iran will not be able to export its oil.
Rouhani, Hassan. Address to Iranian Ambassadors and Diplomats. 22 July 2018, Tehran, Iran.
Fox News, the more conservative of the American networks, had raised the specter of the world’s oil supply being cut off by Iran. A blockade, under international law, is an act of war, and having declared war against the United States and other countries, the Iranian military might be able to sustain a blockade for 3 or 4 days before, in addition to the massive damage that would be done to the Iranian infrastructure and the loss of all their aircraft, the Iranian Radar would be rendered inoperable and their missiles would have little effect. The oil sea lanes are within range of Iranian missiles and aircraft. But Iran could not sustain control of the artery, and they and most of the world military and political leaders know it. The few who may not face the reality are the Muslim nations whose military assessment has always been at great variance with reality causing the Islamic nations to make a series of military delusional blundering leading to their losing war after war.
This particular quotation is used by critics of American foreign policy in the Middle East alleging that all American policy is directed at seizing Middle Eastern oil.
Vanderbilt with his railroad monopoly was able to dictate prices to all the oil refineries for the transportation of kerosene of which over 400 million gallons was shipped annually to provide light to the USA and some other countries as well. However by charging some higher prices than others he could ruin some after investing in others. Under pressure, he made this famous agreement. The agreement became famous for although he charged all refineries the same, he gave rebates (kickbacks) secretly to Standard Oil ensuring that they would have an oil monopoly. Then Standard oil demanded to be paid their “rebate” on all oil the railroads shopped for Standard competitors. Their demands grew. When Standard could net get a big enough kickback to drive all the other refineries out of business, they built their own pipelines to bypass the railroads entirely. As there was virtually no regulation of monopolies or common carriers, most of this was legal, but was so egregious that it led to the passage of the Anti-Tust laws.
Hassan Rouhani is an Iranian politician serving as the seventh and current President of Iran since 3 August 2013. He was also a lawyer, academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric. He has been a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999, member of the Expediency Council since 1991, and a member of the Supreme National Security Council since 1989. Rouhani was deputy speaker of the fourth and fifth terms of the Parliament of Iran (Majlis) and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2005. In the latter capacity, he was the country's top negotiator with the EU three, UK, France, and Germany, on nuclear technology in Iran, and has also served as a Shia mujtahid (a senior cleric), and economic trade negotiator.:138 He has expressed official support for upholding the rights of ethnic and religious minorities. In 2013, he appointed former industries minister Eshaq Jahangiri as his first vice-president.
