They have been buying less Iranian oil lately, but this is reportedly because of a pricing dispute. Since 2/3 of Iran’s oil goes to the far east, it sounds like Iran’s only problem is getting full price. The price is going up thanks to the US pressure on countries to not to buy from Iran, so they could end up getting just as much for their oil as now, or more.
Iran’s biggest problem is really the threats made by the US against any foreign bank who does business with Iran’s banks, the banks who do would be prohibited from doing business in the US, and this could make it hard for Iran to get paid for its oil. This could in theory include those huge Chinese banks in lower Manhattan. Obama might as well threaten the king of the moon, China will pay as much attention.
Just the same, the corporate media is squawking about $5 gas by summer because of the shortage of oil that the Iran embargo might cause. They don’t mention that the US’s biggest export is now fuel in the form of gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. The US gets less than 15% of its oil from the Middle East, and none from Iran. If we would bring the USN home, that percentage would be even less.
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