NCRI – In an article titled “Trump an obstacle to return of oil giants to Iran,” the state-run Iranian daily Asre-Naft on November 12 wrote that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is exactly what the emissaries of foreign companies in Iran feared and hoped against.
The newspaper pointed to the regime’s fear after Trump won the elections. “No doubt the President and our diplomacy system are more worried than others for this reason after Trump’s victory, and therefore Hassan Rouhani and Mohammad-Javad Zarif talk about the need for America to adhere to the JCPOA.”
“This position is an indicator of the worry that Iranian authorities have about the consequences of Trump’s election. The atmosphere of fear can be seen clearly among authorities and analysts and foreign companies,” the paper added, citing as an example: “Richard Nephew the mastermind of sanctions said after Trumps victory: ‘Say goodbye to the Iran deal. There is very little likelihood that [the nuclear deal] stays’.”
This state-run newspaper added: “The French, who counted on Iran’s industries, in particular the oil industry, are more worried and asked Washington to immediately clarify where they stand.”
Asre-Naft continued: “Republican lawmakers in the US Congress are considering some possible actions. Among the most likely options is a law that targets some sections of the Iranian economy that support the ballistic missile program and which had been unbanned after the nuclear deal.”
“At the same time, the committee on regulations of the US Congress, considering the election of ‘Donald Trump’ as the next president of America and his different position about Iran, has prepared the amendment for a ban on selling 80 passenger airplanes to Iran,” the paper added.
