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Black Gold Fever
US President Donald Trump said last week he wanted to chose Iran’s next leader. That pretty much guaranteed that those still in power there would chose an Islamic hardliner. Certainly there is no movement towards democracy. The regime is unlikely to support any suggestions of political reform while being attacked Oil prices have risen drastically […]
Regime Change
After the Ayatollah, what next? Who rules Iran? What will the government look like? With internet and media blackout it is tough to get reliable information. The latest protests seem to have been mostly crushed, with the government killing at least 3,000 protestors. Some estimates I have seen put that number at 10,000. Does a […]
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