Russian - Iranian Relationship Unraveling

It's not my birthday, but good God, news like this makes it feel like it is. Iranian legislator Rasoul Sediqi Bonabi had this to say about the recent news that Russia is withholding nuclear fuel for it's power plant due to non payment: "Russians are extortionists, Moscow has never been a reliable partner and will never be so in the future."

Good going idiot, tell one of your few allies that they are extortionists and aren't, and will not be reliable partners. That's sure to win them over. Let's see how the Russian's react.

A Russian analyst, Alexander Konovalov of the Moscow-based Institute for Strategic Assessment, said Monday the shipment had been postponed for political reasons.

"The Kremlin apparently realized that it's more important to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons than to maintain good relations and continue bilateral trade," he said.

Happy Birthday, Christmas, and New Years to me. Now only if we can get the Chinese on board, we'll be in serious business.

Travis

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