President Obama talks, and the world listens. Unfortunately, it also acts. The mullahs of Iran have suddenly found their regime no longer a pariah. The Jerusalem Post reports on German firm Bayerngas (Bavarian Gas) justifying a potential new energy investment in Iran by pointing out the Obama administration's push for détente:A management representative of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Hassan Montazer, told the Iranian news organization Moj News Agency last Wednesday that Bayerngas plans to purchase Iranian gas. The Teheran-based Iran Oil Gas Network Web site confirmed that a "joint-venture agreement" had been signed between Bayerngas and NIGC. According to the Moj News Agency report, Bayerngas will provide Iran with compressed natural gas equipment and build gas refineries. Dirk Barz, the press spokesman for the Munich-based Bayerngas, denied to the Post on Friday that a "deal" between Bayerngas and Iran took place. Barz said, however, that Bayerngas...(Read Full Post)