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    Trend: “Sending Gas to Europe Doesn’t Make Commercial Sense for Iran”

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Former US ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza says it makes more commercial sense for Iran to supply gas to its neighbours, not Europe

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Trend: “Sending Gas to Europe Doesn’t Make Commercial Sense for Iran”

Sending gas to Europe doesn’t make commercial sense for Iran, says Matthew Bryza, former US assistant secretary for South Caucasus and former US ambassador to Azerbaijan.

Speaking to Trend Oct. 19, Bryza, who is also the director of the Tallinn-based International Centre for Defense Studies, said there are countries all around Iran, such as UEA, Oman, and Kuwait, which need gas.

“There are other countries that would like to buy Iranian gas, and it is a lot cheaper, a lot easier, and you don’t need to build that infrastructure, you just send it to your neighbors,” he said.

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