Iran's hopes may hinge on Vienna outcome

摘要

THE fate of an oil industry over a century old can turn on the events of a few weeks. When negotiators from the P5+1 group (the UN Security Council plus Germany) reached a temporary accord with Iran on 24 July, the Brent oil price was $108 a barrel. The implications of the fall of Mosul to Islamic State (IS) on the night of 9 June were still being digested.