The oil price could reach 100 U.S. dollars a barrel if the United States
attacked Iran, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned on Thursday.
During a visit to the Brazilian state of Parana, Chavez said that a U.S.
attack on Iran would imperil the fragile stability in the Middle East and lead
to a hike of the world oil price, which is already at a historic peak above 70
U.S. dollars per barrel.
Chavez, who arrived in Parana's state capital Curitiba early Thursday for the
second Parana-Venezuela Regional Meeting.
Chavez is scheduled to visit Brasilia on Thursday afternoon, where he will
meet with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on a variety of regional
and international issues.
