The Tesla gas pipeline: have hopes revived?
... Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani has stated that the priority is to provide the population of Iran with gas. Secondly, at this stage Iran does not have the appropriate infrastructure for large-scale exports of gas to Europe. Thirdly, most of Iran’s gas exports are controlled by the Revolutionary Guards, an organisation which on the one hand does not meet the European Union’s transparency requirements and on the other always tries to retain complete control over projects in which it is involved. Fourthly, following the lifting of sanctions Iran will be in a position to start building a long-planned ...