[Editorial]
Oil?
Replace the Shah?
Ego?
Religious prophecy?
A
distraction from dropping poll numbers?
All five?
Oil
— did he do it for his oil friends, hoping to create another Shah
of Iran?
A brief history of Iran’s oil:
- Oil was first discovered in Iran in 1908.
- British Petroleum controlled the oil, and Iran received only a small share of the revenues.
- In 1951, the Iranian parliament (Majlis) nationalized the oil industry.
- MI6 and the CIA didn’t like that, so they orchestrated a coup that removed Mosaddegh and restored power to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.
- The oil flowed again through British and American hands.
- In 1979, the Iranian Revolution forced the Shah to flee and led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic, which nationalized the oil once again.
Does Trump dream of a new “Trump Doctrine,” like the Monroe Doctrine?
The biblical Book of Revelation describes dramatic final events involving these regions, and many of Trump’s Christian followers believe it is coming. Is Trump playing into that belief?
All of Trump’s problems are piling up: ICE violence, rising costs of living, Epstein, and tanking popularity. Does he think a “glorious little war” will distract the public?
What are Trump’s real reasons? Time will
tell. But one thing is obvious… he has whacked a hornet’s nest,
and this is not over. No matter what Trump says, the Middle East has a long memory.
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