Any Iranians (still) hoping that the Tangerine Tyrant might 'save' them, need only look at how the US recent involvement has played out in Venezuela to know that the only people likely to be 'saved' are the ruling elite (who will likely stay in power) whose control is needed to ensure that the oil business can be captures & exploited by allies of the President.
Trump has explicitly said he wants to repeat his Venezuelan 'model'...
#Iran #Venezuela #oil #trump
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
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