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WarGamer

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2. So that everyone understands this...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 06:59 PM

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The US allows Iranian export BECAUSE the clients are China and India among others... so in reality, Iran is NOT making a mint in spite of the war... it's the US allowing the export as to not screw over China and India.

Unlike the US, a number of Asian countries absolutely rely on that oil

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