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Easterncedar

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21. They have oil and they defied us

Reply to redgreenandblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 09:13 AM

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They were the second Muslim nation to recognize Israel way back when, by the way. But then we broke them, overturned their elected government and imposed the shah, they went from modern to medieval (as my Iranian sister says) and it all went to hell.

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I honestly don't get what's so special about Iran. [View all] redgreenandblue Thursday OP

Iran has been the big bad since Bettie Thursday #1

Women in Iran are very educated compared to many countries womanofthehills Thursday #11

What's so special about Iran is that it has 309 million barrels of oil. Irish_Dem Thursday #2

This is it exactly. mwmisses4289 Thursday #3

Bingo that's why Blue Full Moon Thursday #8

Bottom line - I would also add two other elements Cosmocat Thursday #16

Yep. Trump does nothing unless it benefits him personally. Irish_Dem Thursday #19

They refused to allow the imperialists to control their malaise Thursday #4

Iran became "evil" in 1951, when Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil sop Thursday #26

Well, they have claimed to want to "wipe Israel off the map"... QueerDuck Thursday #5

Under the deal negotiated by the Obama administration, they were giving up their path to any means of doing so. redgreenandblue Thursday #10

They were the second Muslim country to recognize Israel Easterncedar Thursday #23

;-{)..... Goonch Thursday #6

They fire at all nations ships right now OC375 Thursday #7

They are Shia, descended from Muhammed. cachukis Thursday #9

Trump is jealous. Iran's dictatorship rules with an iron fist Martin Eden Thursday #12

You mean the land formerly known as Persia? You're right. Nothing special about it. Intractable Thursday #13

Trump: "It is the greatest killing of a Persian leader since Alexander killed Darius and took his rugs" dalton99a Thursday #30

They also fund terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas EdmondDantes_ Thursday #14

It is a head scratcher, I agree. mysteryowl Thursday #15

They have been attacking us through proxies since 1979. We cannot pretend that... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #24

I'm just saying that if we are under attack for 40 years mysteryowl Thursday #28

I suppose that they should have just allowed the US and UK to control their country to steal their oil then? ihaveaquestion Thursday #36

They have every right to feel resentment towards America and the west, but that doesn't justify... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #46

Saudi Arabia? displacedvermoter Thursday #37

Saudi has been cracking down on extremism Melon Thursday #39

Ok displacedvermoter Thursday #40

The 9/11 Commission found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior officials... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #47

We live under a dictatorship..... Hope22 Thursday #17

"You're foolin' yourself! We're living in a dictatorship. A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working class... Ray Bruns Thursday #20

China has made huge investments in Iran randr Thursday #18

They have oil and they defied us Easterncedar Thursday #21

Just the truth malaise Thursday #42

It's not that they are a dictatorship. It's that they are a terrorist state. Melon Thursday #22

"Iran has been developing nuclear weapons and hiding production." redgreenandblue Thursday #35

Saudi Arabia displacedvermoter Thursday #38

Not one effin country on this planet should have nuclear weapons malaise Thursday #41

Agreed....but here we are. Melon Thursday #43

OIL jonstl08 Thursday #25

They sell oil without using US dollars. Chemical Bill Thursday #27

The thing about Iran is that Trump is in the Epstein files more than 1,000,000 times Blues Heron Thursday #29

The lesson the US seems to be teaching all countries is "get nukes" David__77 Thursday #31

Or American hostages. dalton99a Thursday #32

They weaken KSA hegemony on oil price. JCMach1 Thursday #33

We need a military base there. 617Blue Thursday #34

They took Jimmy Carter's second term from him. gulliver Thursday #44

Iran is the biggest regional power GreatGazoo Thursday #45