1. Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi, the Saudi oil minister, addresses a climate change conference in Montreal, Canada, December 8, 2005

    Saudi Arabia Reminds Iran Who’s Boss

    The Saudi oil minister declares that the kingdom will make up for a drop in Iranian oil production “almost immediately.”

  1. Energy industry in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, October 7, 2007 (Ryan McCune)

    Japan Agrees to Reduce Iranian Oil Imports

    Japan follows Europe and the United States in imposing an oil embargo although it is quite dependent on Iranian crude.

  1. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran arrives at Caracas airport, Venezuela, January 8, 2012

    Iran’s Latin American “Alliance” is a Joke

    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran looks for allies across the Atlantic this week but finds very few friends there.

  1. The Darquain oilfield in Khuzestan, southwestern Iran, June 11, 2003 (Roozbeh Feiz)

    European Union Agrees to Iran Oil Embargo

    To put further pressure on the regime in Tehran, European nations reportedly agreed to sanctions its oil exports.

  1. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of Iran, September 17, 2011

    What’s Going On Behind the Scenes in Tehran

    Trying to make sense of Iran’s internal power struggles is akin to Cold War Kremlinology. We never know for sure.