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To: dvdw© who wrote (41575)10/20/2008 11:28:40 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 220240
 
Iran scrambles to stem oil price plunge

By Ramin Mostaghim and Borzou Daragahi, Special to The Times
October 20, 2008

TEHRAN -- Iran's envoy to OPEC has been a busy guy. As oil prices plunged in recent weeks, Mohammad Ali Khatibi has been working the phones and traveling in a frenetic attempt to get the oil-producing cartel to agree to reduce supply to keep the price from dropping further.

"I think the low price is a real damage to the future of production," he told media.

latimes.com

Not only is its economy dependent on oil, but the commodity is the centerpiece of the nation's goal of reclaiming its status as a regional superpower.