Fri Oct 24, 2008
By Hashem Kalantari
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An influential cleric said on Friday Iran should not gloat over the West in its financial crisis because one of the major consequences -- tumbling oil prices -- was also hurting the No. 2 OPEC producer.
Former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's comments at Friday prayers reflect mounting concern about prices that have more than halved since July. A central bank official said even before the latest slide that the drop rang an "alarm bell." http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49N4T420081024?sp=true