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[–] 9 points 18 hours ago* (1 child)

Trump cancelled the deal. With no deal, there is no longer any reason for them to follow the agreements. Trump bombed iran for the same reason previous presidents have messed with it; Iran was attempting to subvert the american petrodollar, in this case by trading with china in chinese currency as opposed to USD, which would have prevented us from being able to sieze, tax, track or sanction it as it passes through US banks, and threaten the USD as the global reserve currency.

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  • [–] 3 points 13 hours ago*

    And what right do we have to sieze, tax, track, and sanction trade between Iran and China?

    Seems to me that the best outcome for the rest of the world is for the USD to lose world reserve status once and for all, if it would calm our obsession with being nosey warmongering cretins. But then of course, we're going to get more desperate and reactionary and violent in attempts to defend that status as it's loss becomes more inevitable.

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