BP’s trade with Iran: From environmental disaster to national security threat

Frank Gaffney joins Larry Kudlow on CNBC to discuss the national security implications of British Petroleum’s trade with Iran. While a BP rig exploded in the Gulf, the company was allowing the mullahs in Tehran to finance, among other things, its nuclear weapons project. The US military purchases hundreds of millions worth of oil from BP; under existing laws, the US has the right to cut ties with the petroleum company unless they stop doing business with the Islamic Republic.

For more information, see the Wall Street Journal article, “Oil Trade With Iran Thrives, Discreetly.”

Center for Security Policy

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