Author Archives: Tomas Ericsson

As of July 1, new sanctions against Iran are taking effect, effectively banning crude oil imports from the EU, which accounts for some 18% of Iranian crude oil exports. Continue reading →

In a March 2012 BBC interview, the Israeli deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor stated that the prospect of a nuclear Iran “sends shivers of fear to all Arab countries.” U.S. officials as well as most major Western media outlets are similarly spreading the notion that Iran’s Arab neighbours oppose an Iranian bomb. “Nobody wants a nuclear Iran” seems to be one of the cornerstones of Western discourse. Is this true? What do the Arabs think? Continue reading →