Tensions rise between Iran, Arab states over possible oil embargo

Publish Date: 01-16-2012 06:21 PM -0800

Iran warns Persian Gulf states against joining a possible Western-backed oil embargo, but they appear less afraid of Tehran's threats than in the past.

The deepening economic and diplomatic pressure against Iran is sharpening tensions between Tehran and oil-producing Arab states that have long relied on the West to counter Iran's nuclear program and its regional ambitions.