Logical analysis of the sentence 「アメリカとの関係が悪くなったイランからの原油の輸入が減ると考える人などが多いためです」


> アメリカとの関係が悪くなったイランからの原油の輸入が減ると考える人などが多いためです。

アメリカとの関係が悪くなったイラン: is a noun phrase. イラン is the head noun.

イランからの原油の輸入が減る: is an independent clause.

考える人などが多いためです: refers to the previous independent clause that, being bounded
with the particle と, becomes an indirect quotation.

Translation: Because many people think that from Iran, being in a bad relation
with USA, importation of crude oil will decrease.

Is it right? Any suggestions? (Sorry for my bad English. I'm not a native
English speaker)




Your understanding is correct. (Context: the price of oil is high.) The basic
structure here is

> ...と考える人などが多いためです．
>
> This is because there are many people who think ....

(I omitted the "など" for I wasn't able to embed it in the translation.)

What they think is

> アメリカとの関係が悪くなったイランからの原油の輸入が減る

which can further be decomposed into

> [アメリカとの関係が悪くなった]イランからの輸入が減る
>
> Import from Iran, whose relationship with the U.S. has worsened, will
> decrease

(So [user3856370](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/users/7944/user3856370)'s
translation in the
[comment](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/60560/#comment105374_60560)
is sufficient.)

As for the reason why Iran-US relationship has anything to do with Japan is
that we might follow the US's policy regarding such foreign relationships, for
the U.S. is one of the most fundamental ally to Japan.




Your understanding is correct. (Context: the price of oil is high.) The basic
structure here is

> ...と考える人などが多いためです．
>
> This is because there are many people who think ....

(I omitted the "など" for I wasn't able to embed it in the translation.)

What they think is

> アメリカとの関係が悪くなったイランからの原油の輸入が減る

which can further be decomposed into

> [アメリカとの関係が悪くなった]イランからの輸入が減る
>
> Import from Iran, whose relationship with the U.S. has worsened, will
> decrease

(So [user3856370](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/users/7944/user3856370)'s
translation in the
[comment](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/60560/#comment105374_60560)
is sufficient.)

As for the reason why Iran-US relationship has anything to do with Japan is
that we might follow the US's policy regarding such foreign relationships, for
the U.S. is one of the most fundamental ally to Japan.

