Iran oil : the new Middle East challenge to America / Roger Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Roger, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum reserves--Iran--Political aspects.

Petroleum reserves.

Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

Iran.

United States--Foreign relations--Iran.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The US sees itself as being locked into a confrontation with Iran, its number one enemy since the invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq. But, as Roger Howard argues in this compelling and provocative new book, by attempting to isolate Iran, the US may in fact be undermining its own power. For, if the US forces the rest of the world to choose between Iran and America, Iran has a trump card to play: some of the largest deposits of gas and petroleum on the planet. With global energy demands at an all-time high and supplies becoming increasingly inaccessible, Iran's oil and gas have already started to lure former US allies such as Pakistan and India away from American influence. Over the next decade, Iran's energy supplies look set to radically reformulate the security and diplomatic relationships of Asia and the Middle East. Furthermore, because of US trade embargoes on Iran, it is only the US's rivals, such as China, who are able to fully exploit Iran's natural resources, thus powering a new alliance of countries which will act as a counterweight to US global power. By pursuing such a hostile agenda to a country with so much petro-clout, America is, according to Howard, writing its obituary as the world's only superpower."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Why Iran's Natural Resources Matter

2. Breaking US Alliances

3. US Rivals and Non-Aligned States

4. Supporting the Iranian Regime

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612605376

9780755609680

0755609689

9781282605374

1282605372

9780857713698

0857713698

9786000009588

6000009585

9781429480123

1429480122

OCLC:

710975707