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Iran, Russia and Qatar discussed the formation of an OPEC-style cartel of gas exporting countries, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said on Tuesday. Nozari spoke on state TV Tuesday after a joint meeting with his Qatari counterpart Abdulla Bin Hamad al-Attiya and the head of Russia's Gazprom Alexei Miller. He said the three parties decided to further discuss the cartel at the next meeting of their foreign ministers. The idea of formation of the gas cartel was first raised by Iran when then-president of Russia Vladimir Putin visited Teheran in 2007.

And in totally unrelated news, attempts to involve Russia in fourth round of anti-Iran UN sanctions have produced no results. Newest reports have Iran with the bomb by February, just in time for that international crisis that Obama will need your help to solve. Happy Tuesday.

References:
* Russia, Iran and Qatar discuss OPEC-style cartel [JPost]
* Iran sanction talks produce no result [JPost]
* US intelligence: Iran will be able to build first nuclear bomb by February [IsraPundit]
* Biden: Russia, Middle East Enemies Will Exploit Obama's Inexperience (Plus: NYT Discovers Iran Is Training Iraqi Militias) [MR]

Previously:
* US Military: "Nearly Daily" Incidents At Sea Between US Navy And Iran
* Iran Producing Its Own Nuclear Fuel (Plus: Obama Would Meet With Iran, Give Them Security Guarantees, Etc)
* Russia Gives Iran Cutting-Edge Anti-Ship Missiles To Give To Hezbollah