[St. Petersburg Times] Asjylyn Loder - State Sen. Ted Deutch has a vision where Florida puts a stop to Iran's nuclear ambitions. A $125-million fuel depot is being built in Port Canaveral by Vitol, one of the world's largest oil traders. Deutch has asked Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to broker a meeting with executives from the Swiss company, that supplies one quarter of Iran's fuel and is building the largest private investment in Port Canaveral's history. Deutch hopes to leverage public opinion to persuade Vitol to stop selling gasoline to Iran. "We have one chance in history to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and this is it," said Deutch. His campaign is part of a growing effort by states throughout the country to penalize companies that do business with Iran.
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