It is not that they want to have nuclear medicine shoved down people throats for photos, which is what they are saying the rods are for.
But look at this report. It clearly shows the kind of sanctions the Ayatollahs have placed on Iranians. We don't have enough fuel and we it all goes to China for them to make toys for the US consumers.
If Iranians had access to cheap fuel and proper cars to not pollute the country (which is another problem) then an Iranian would be able to function better than anyone in the world.
Why has it taken so long? The US does not want Iran to become the next Japan of the Asia. They used the myth of "democracy" to destabilize Iran. Remember that we had a pseudo-democracy much better than the Ayatollah one, before 1979. At the time the worry was USSR and Communists wiping out our culture. Now we have Islamists wiping out Iran.
Hopefully the oil company that has struggled to modernize with this regime, can get more funding, and sort out the problem. I remember when we had problems with oil wells going down, because the Ayatollahs were more interested in other things.
The internal struggle in Iran continues. The non-violent approach by engineers and others to educate and change the Ayatollahs has been a long struggle. Iran would not be in this situation if we did not have aliens running our country.
"In the 2009-10 year, Iran produced 44.6 million litres of gasoline every day but consumed 64.9 million litres, forcing it to import the difference, according to official figures."
- Iran aims to become gasoline exporter - official | Business News | Reuters (view on Google Sidewiki)
