Iranian workers walk at the South Pars g...

ASALUYEH, IRAN: Iranian workers walk at the South Pars gas field development in the Asaluyeh industrial zone on the Gulf coast, 02 July 2007. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez sealed their anti-American alliance today by laying the foundation stone of the plant. The two leaders pledged to "stand against all enemies," a reference to the United States, as they inaugurated construction of a 700-million-dollar methanol plant in the Asaluyeh industrial zone.AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)