Iran revolutionary guards' commander set to become president of Opec

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Source: The Guardian

A senior commander of Iran's revolutionary guards, who is subject to comprehensive international sanctions, has been nominated as the country's oil minister, a position that currently includes the presidency of Opec.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, sent a list of four ministers, including Rostam Ghasemi, commander of the revolutionary guards' Khatam al-Anbia military and industrial base, to the parliament for approval, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Should the parliament confirm Ghasemi's nomination next week, the commander, who is targeted by US, EU and Australian sanctions, will be automatically appointed as head of Opec, giving the revolutionary guards access to an influential international platform.

Under Iran's constitution the president is in charge of appointing cabinet ministers, who take office after the approval of parliament.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/27/iran-revolutionary-guards-opec-rostam-ghasemi

[bongbong]

1. Funny

This news item is hilarious. I wonder if this guy is the one Haliburton sold drilling equipment to illegally?

[Ikonoklast]

2. Iran's answer to our Teabaggers.

Hate everyone, religiously insane, spew unworkable political nonsense as gospel, threaten 'enemies' with physical violence, and destroy their own country from within.


We should take note as to how fundamentalist political radicals can so quickly take over a country's political process, using God as their shield against criticism.

[neoralme]

3. God, this is a riot. The Republicans are taking us down in flames

dometically; now we have another force to take us down internationally. Does Easy Up still make family tents?