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doublethink

(7,219 posts)
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 07:36 PM Monday

The question will be coming from R.W. propaganda memes ...

Why does Iran need 'Nuclear' anything? They have tons, millions or billions of 'gallons of Oil? Well this was researched, proven, documented etc ... etc... years ago during the Iraq fiasco, you know the PNAC days ... when Iran was 'next' ... (Google is your friend still, I think? AI? Censorship? ha)

Simply for economic reasons. Thy need/use Nuclear for domestic energy use. They sell their oil on the world trade market. Win win for them. $ for their oil while still keeping their society alive with nuclear energy. Love it or hate it this is fact. Not addressing any possible terrorist threats by Iran in this post etc.. that's another subject altogether. Just economic ones.

Beware of the 'Military Industrial Complex' ... 2025 ... Just another Ground Hog day ... Peace.

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The question will be coming from R.W. propaganda memes ... (Original Post) doublethink Monday OP
Even the shah was leery of running Iran on petroleum Vogon_Glory Monday #1

Vogon_Glory

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1. Even the shah was leery of running Iran on petroleum
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 07:41 PM
Monday

In his case he saw oil as a resource that Iran might need for centuries as a chemical feedstock and wanted to use other means to power Itan’s electric grid.

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