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Afshin Molavi

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Iran's oil sector already feels like the country is at war

Oct 25, 2012

Iran's economy won't collapse any time soon, but sanctions are cutting into oil exports and production, and eventually something will have to give.Read article "Iran's oil sector already feels like the country is at war"

The Ahmadinejad legacy has been near-total isolation

Oct 8, 2012

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will leave behind a legacy that Iranians will not cherish. Read article "The Ahmadinejad legacy has been near-total isolation"

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Iran's Rowhani won't halt uranium enrichment programme – but pledges greater openness

Jun 18, 2013

New president promises greater openness over the country's nuclear programme, but refuses to consider halting uranium enrichment.Read article

Saudi's King Abdullah congratulates Rowhani on Iran election win

Jun 17, 2013

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia congratulated Hassan Rowhani on winning Iran's presidential election, praising what he described as Mr Rowhani's wish to improve relations between the two countries.Read article

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Scarce water resources will drive life-and-death politics

Mar 19 , 2012 | 03:03PM GST

Lftrsuk

Any country or region having to invest in power generation and considering coal-fired or nuclear (PWR) installations, will have to site them near a large source of fresh water, of which they use significant quantities in cooling the useless, low temperature waste heat from the steam turbines. They should be aware of a nuclear technology which uses gas turbines to drive the electricity generators. The ‘waste’ heat from gas turbines is high temperature and capable of producing potable water from desalination plants free-of-charge! See a couple of postings on this blog: http://lftrsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/water-water-every-where-nor-any-drop-to.html and http://lftrsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/more-potable-water-as-important-as-less.html

Future will be shaped by the rise of the angry young man

Jun 26 , 2012 | 02:41AM GST

optimisticview

You really don't understand the totality of the situation unless you accept that this is not limited to the Middle East. Young men everywhere experience this regardless of race, nationality, religion, or any other consideration, due to their marginalisation as a group over the past fifty years due to technological, political, and economic factors outside of their control. The older generations are going to reap what they have sewn and the more industrious and adaptable of us youngsters will make a killing due to the wars and social instability that's coming.

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