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July 2nd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “Saudi Arabia is implementing US policies in the region and to implement those policies, it is disregarding its obligations in OPEC. Therefore, Iran should think about introducing punishing methods [for violation of production quotas] in OPEC,” Nasser Sudani noted on Sunday.
The lawmaker, who is a member of the Majlis (parliament) Energy Commission, stated that Saudi Arabia has always followed the policies of the US and Israel.
“Instead of helping regional countries and promoting Islamic unity, Saudi Arabia has always opposed these ideas,” the Majlis member said.
Sudani stated that the Saudi Arabian OPEC representative has recently emphasized that the kingdom is bent on raising crude oil output in order to lower global oil prices to below USD 60 a barrel.
“Saudi Arabia’s recent conduct is declaration of economic war on the Islamic Republic of Iran and this issue will benefit neither the region, nor the Kingdom,” he added.
On Saturday, June 9, 2012, Iran’s OPEC Governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi said some member states, particularly Saudi Arabia, are violating the oil quota of the petroleum producing organization.
“Saudi Arabia and its two allies (Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates) are the biggest violators of the OPEC [quota],” he added.
Khatibi said Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi has sent a letter of complaint to the OPEC Secretariat to protest the move by the three Arab countries.
According to the Iranian envoy, Saudi Arabia is under pressure from the EU and US to increase its production in order to allow for the implementation of oil sanctions against Iran.
On January 23, Under US pressure, the EU approved new sanctions on Iran’s oil and financial sectors to prevent member states from buying Iranian crude or doing business with its central bank. The bans were slated to enter into force as of July 1.
SS/HGH/AZ
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