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Melon

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Sun Jun 22, 2025, 04:00 PM Jun 22

Regime change in Iran....discussion [View all]

Background in manufacturing plus have worked multiple times in the Middle East.


China was paying ~30% discount on Russian/iran oil versus market(Brent) due to limited market for sanctioned oil. This is a raw material advantage to China/India in manufacturing.

If this attack from Israel/US can somehow result in a regime change to a more modern/moderate government, and sanctions are lifted, Iran oil could flow into the wider market. China had a $400 Billion deal with Iran for discounted oil. Access to a global market and normalized world relations would pull them out of this Russians/Chinese exclusive relationship. This conceptually would weaken both world powers.

Should Israel keep the heat on and finally push for regime change versus being in this same situation in another 5 years?

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