It makes sense that Mr Obama would want to lift the sanctions on Iran as this would allow the Iranian criminal state to export more terror and ultimately acquire a nuclear weapon which would for ever change the middle east power structure.
Given Mr Obama love of tyrants like his now dead communist friend Hugo Chavez, his buddies Fidel and Raul Castro, both communists, little wonder then Mr Obama would find the Iranian tyrants his bothers in arms.
It's really not that hard to believe that there isn't any mass killer or tyrant around the world today that Mr Obama could find something good to say about them.
The Effects of Economic Sanctions on Iranian Oil and Energy
Source: "IRAN: International energy data and analysis," Energy Information Administration, June 19, 2015.
July 10, 2015
Iran holds the world's fourth-largest proved crude oil reserves and the world's second-largest natural gas reserves. Despite the country's abundant reserves, Iran's crude oil production has substantially declined, and natural gas production growth has been slower than expected over the past few years. International sanctions have profoundly affected Iran's energy sector and have prompted a number of cancellations or delays of upstream oil and gas projects.
The Strait of Hormuz, off the southeastern coast of Iran, is an important route for oil exports from Iran and other Persian Gulf countries: An estimated 17 million barrels per day of crude oil and refined products flowed through it in 2013. Approximately 3.7 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) was transported from Qatar via the Strait of Hormuz in 2013, accounting for more than 30% of global LNG trade.
The Strait accounted for roughly 30% of all seaborne traded oil and almost 20% of total oil produced globally. International sanctions have stymied progress across Iran's energy sector, especially affecting upstream investment in both oil and natural gas projects. Iran's crude oil production fell dramatically from nearly 3.7 million barrels per day in 2011 to 2.7 million barrels per day in 2013 because of sanctions. Iran trades marginal amounts of natural gas regionally via pipelines.
In 2013, more than 90% of Iran's imports came from Turkmenistan, and more than 90% of Iran's exports went to Turkey. Iran does not have the infrastructure in place to export or import liquefied natural gas (LNG). Iran's increasing domestic demand for electricity has created supply shortfalls during times of peak energy demand. Iran recently increased electricity prices, which is a component of its energy subsidy reform, in hopes of limiting demand growth.
Natural gas is the country's primary fuel source to generate electricity, accounting for almost 70% of total generation in 2013.
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