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With sanctions about to be lifted, Iran is preparing to start exporting oil to the world again. And Iran is going to get some other boosts too - though there are a few wrinkles along the way. But for other oil-producing countries, still more extra-low prices are very bad news indeed.

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(Photo: Iranian oil workers prepare ground at a gas refinery in Asalouyeh. Credit: AP)