Iran is unlikely to use its oil weapon first.

伊朗不大可能率先使用其石油武器。

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Iran is unlikely to use its oil weapon first.

伊朗不可能率先使用其石油武器。

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With oil, as Mr Chávez well knows for all his huffing and puffing, aiming this “weapon” is especially difficult, since oil, unlike gas, can be loaded on tankers and sold into a single world market.

对于石油，就像查韦斯先生非常明白的那样，虽然他不断地在进行恐吓和自夸，但是将这种“武器”瞄准目标是一件异常困难的事情。 因为石油不像天然气可以装载罐子里在某个单一的国际市场上出售。

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