01963nam a2200241 a 4500001001500000005001700015008004100032020003500073020003000108040000600138050001500144082001400159100001900173245007400192260003500266300002100301520123900322650002801561650000901589650002301598650001801621856008201639ASIN184511249020170105102906.0131024s2007    xxu                 eng d  a1845112490 (hardcover)c$47.00  a9781845112493 (hardcover)  a004aE183.8.I5504a327.730551 aHoward, Roger.10aIran oil :bthe new middle east challenge to america /cRoger Howard.  a[S.l.] :bI. B. Tauris,c2007.  a272 p. ;c24 cm.  aThe 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. 0aInternational relations 0aIran 0aPetroleum reserves 0aUnited States403Amazon.comuhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1845112490/chopaconline-20