It's advantage Iran in oil price battle with Saudi Arabia
Riyadh now offering a deal to boost prices, Tehran is dragging its feet. At the centre of the reversal: contrasting thresholds for enduring pain
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SUDDENLY the tables have been turned on Saudi Arabia.
The biggest oil exporter has swapped its traditional role as price dove with regional foe Iran, for years Opec price hawk. The government in Riyadh is now offering a deal - including its first output cut in eight years - to boost prices; Tehran is dragging its feet. At the centre of the reversal is their contrasting thresholds for enduring economic pain.
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