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How History Keeps the U.S. and Iran on a Collision Course | Metals Mine

How History Keeps the U.S. and Iran on a Collision Course

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The United States and Iran are fighting not just because of their differences, but also because of their similarities. Both countries see themselves as exceptional civilizations shaped by religion and sustained by a sense of victimhood. Each believes it has been repeatedly wronged by the other and is therefore acting defensively. This mutual narrative has become one of the most powerful forces shaping U.S.–Iran relations. Both nations interpret the relationship through different historical starting points. Because their memories of the conflict begin at different moments, each country tells a story in which it is ... (full story)

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Mar 15, 2026 5:12am

Iran as a sovereign nation with independent policies rooted in human values and international law makes it a target of the empire of death and destruction.

Iran, China, NK, Cuba and Russia is the only sovereign countries in the world, the rest are puppet regimes - that cave in from pressure and sell out their people and country.

Iran will have none of that, it will pursue its independent policies no matter the cost - it will support those oppressed, no matter the cost.

Iran is targeted for this exact reason - not any made up, brain dead reason!

Venezuela was targeted for this reason and it caved in, Iran will never cave in!

Long Live the Free People and Governments of the world!

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Mar 15, 2026 12:30pm

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{quote} Ok you said Oil was the goal. How? He put major sanctions on Iran's oil forcing them to sell it for cheap to China and now wants to knock out the gov and have someone else sell at regular price?

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i said oil was the goal historically, and the oil companies are making insane amounts of money as usually, and trump even said the US is making a lot of money. The people, fuck the people.
It's not against china or anyone else, it's more like pro money.

Trump is the master grifter, do i even have to prove it.

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Mar 15, 2026 5:18am

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Iran as a sovereign nation with independent policies rooted in human values and international law makes it a target of the empire of death and destruction. Iran, China, NK, Cuba and Russia is the only sovereign countries in the world, the rest are puppet regimes - that cave in from pressure and sell out their people and country. Iran will have none of that, it will pursue its independent policies no matter the cost - it will support those oppressed, no matter the cost. Iran is targeted for this exact reason - not any made up, brain dead reason!...

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Fixed it:

Iran as an Islamic terrorist nation with policies rooted in Quranic values of 1600 years ago and always acting in contrary to international law makes itself and others a target of death and destruction.....

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Mar 15, 2026 5:28am

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{quote} Fixed it: Iran as an Islamic terrorist nation with policies rooted in Quranic values of 1600 years ago and always acting in contrary to international law makes itself and others a target of death and destruction.....

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Mar 15, 2026 9:58am

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By far the largest support for Israel in the US is from the Christian right - evangelicals. In a nutshell, evangelicals support Israel because they (the Jews) are God's "chosen people" in the Bible. The "end times" of Armageddon, per Revelations, will take place in Israel. Ironically, 2/3 of all Jews will die then (per scripture) and the remaining 1/3 will have to bow down to the returned Jesus, or go to Hell with the rest of the Sinners of the World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo77sTGpngQ

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NOT The Bible, aka The Gospel - ~~the bible~~ you are refereeing to is the scofield bible, which is heresy commissioned by the rothschild and a drunktard, indebted priest named scofield wrote it for monetary benefits - this fake bible was released in 1909, almost a decade before the belfour declaration in 1917.

Prior to that, jew's had pretty bad reputation in western countries, because the bankers committed crimes in their name in the west - our(Arab) jew's, which are semetic and direct bloodline of ancient jew's, were pacified and their original religious texts had survived, but translated into Arabic and Farsi (the 2 ancient semetic languages), while yiddish so called "jew's" (ashkenazi) were manipulated by the bankers and they followed the teaching of talmud - which is oral teaching from rabbinical extremists text - "chosen, special etc"

Put this whole reply in AI and you will see everything written is factual!

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Mar 15, 2026 11:46am

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{quote} Friendly reminder to NOT let a indebted drunk rewrite your Bible, or you just might end up with a tongue speaking sorceress the head of your Church. This one is Trump's chief "spiritual advisor". LOl, Trump didn't even want to swear in on the Bible last year. https://youtu.be/gHsBIk1ZLr4

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This is insane - who approved this performance? I would throw a plastic water bottle at her or my shoes for good measure, just STFU!!

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Mar 15, 2026 5:41am

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Iran as a sovereign nation with independent policies rooted in human values and international law makes it a target of the empire of death and destruction. Iran, China, NK, Cuba and Russia is the only sovereign countries in the world, the rest are puppet regimes - that cave in from pressure and sell out their people and country. Iran will have none of that, it will pursue its independent policies no matter the cost - it will support those oppressed, no matter the cost. Iran is targeted for this exact reason - not any made up, brain dead reason!...

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Amen, plus I think you have a chosen stalker on here, he's underneath every post you make, crying and bellyaching . He's butthurt fuming that your people refuse the mark of the beast.
I think I was the first one to post here the sad story of so many little girls dying in Iran when their school was targeted by the Epstein regime. Not one person said, wow, that's so tragic, we might disagree with Iran's regime, but all is wrong with this loss of innocence.
They have no human souls in them left, they've been contracted over millennia ago, only vile bile remains.

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Mar 15, 2026 10:30am

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{quote} NOT The Bible, aka The Gospel - the bible you are refereeing to is the scofield bible, which is heresy commissioned by the rothschild and a drunktard, indebted priest named scofield wrote it for monetary benefits - this fake bible was released in 1909, almost a decade before the belfour declaration in 1917.

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Friendly reminder to NOT let a indebted drunk rewrite your Bible, or you just might end up with a tongue speaking sorceress the head of your Church. This one is Trump's chief "spiritual advisor". LOl, Trump didn't even want to swear in on the Bible last year.

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Mar 15, 2026 5:34am

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You put me between your mom and sister?

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Mar 15, 2026 7:51am

AI Overview
Iran’s nuclear program began in the 1950s with direct support from the United States under the "Atoms for Peace" program during Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s reign. The US provided Iran with its first nuclear research reactor in 1967, and Western nations assisted with technology, training, and infrastructure, aiming for civil nuclear power development.

Key details of the origin include:
1957 Agreement: The US and Iran signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, paving the way for Iran's initial nuclear research.
Tehran Research Reactor (TRR): The US provided a 5-megawatt light-water reactor that went critical in 1967, running on highly enriched uranium supplied by the US.
Expansion in 1970s: The Shah, a key Western ally at the time, launched ambitious plans for over 20 nuclear power plants, with European firms starting construction on the Bushehr reactor.
Post-1979 Shift: After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the US terminated support. The program subsequently moved to a clandestine pursuit of enrichment capabilities, leading to international surveillance and sanctions.

Iran became a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1970, which it maintains it still follows despite developing its own domestic enrichment capabilities later on.

Mar 15, 2026 7:59am

The prisoners are getting heavily ignored during this war. The regime has been welding the cell doors shut to prevent the prisoners from escaping in case there is a bombing.

Mass arrests, intensifying crackdown sweep Iran amid attacks
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603145682

Mar 15, 2026 8:00am — Edited

By far the largest support for Israel in the US is from the Christian right - evangelicals. In a nutshell, evangelicals support Israel because they (the Jews) are God's "chosen people" in the Bible. The "end times" of Armageddon, per Revelations, will take place in Israel. Ironically, 2/3 of all Jews will die then (per scripture) and the remaining 1/3 will have to bow down to the returned Jesus, or go to Hell with the rest of the Sinners of the World.

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Mar 15, 2026 8:04am

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AI Overview Iran’s nuclear program began in the 1950s with direct support from the United States under the "Atoms for Peace" program during Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s reign. The US provided Iran with its first nuclear research reactor in 1967, and Western nations assisted with technology, training, and infrastructure, aiming for civil nuclear power development. Key details of the origin include: 1957 Agreement: The US and Iran signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, paving the way for Iran's initial nuclear research....

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Btw, the regime was secretly enriching uranium until they were caught despite the signed agreements before 1979
https://thebulletin.org/2025/06/a-si...clear-program/

Mar 15, 2026 8:38am

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bla bla bla... real reason: OIL!

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There are two major clubs in play - the nuclear club is one - obviously, you can't be allowed in the nuke club without having the most unassailable credentials. Iran could never make that cut. The PetroDollar club is the other. Is it any coincidence that the countries that piss off the USA the most are those that threaten the dominance of the petrodollar, by conducting their oil trade in other currencies? Russia, Venezuela, Iran, etc.

Mar 15, 2026 9:40am

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{quote} Fun fact, they are all under the US's grip already, i even think they all have US bases in their territory.

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Having bases is different from just getting oil. The GCC sells a lot of oil to China and US with its grip is not stopping that flow but intends to divert Iran's oil after supposedly change the regime. But again, it is Trump we are talking and even he doesn't know what he is doing.

Mar 15, 2026 11:20am

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{quote} Trump just said China or Cuba could buy Venezuelan oil, they just had to buy at market prices, so i don't see not Seeling to China as a goal here.

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Ok you said Oil was the goal. How?
He put major sanctions on Iran's oil forcing them to sell it for cheap to China and now wants to knock out the gov and have someone else sell at regular price?

Mar 15, 2026 11:55am

Quoting OutThere

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{quote} Ok you said Oil was the goal. How? He put major sanctions on Iran's oil forcing them to sell it for cheap to China and now wants to knock out the gov and have someone else sell at regular price?

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petro-dollar dumbo.

Iran sells oil to China through barter system or complicated shell company structure - the tea-pot refineries process the oil and reap the biggest profits, while Iran sells the raw-unrefined-product.

Discounts on oil is common among nations, they secure predicable income/expense for seller/buyer - these contracts are often long term(10 year+) which provides predictability and stability for both parties.

Oil bought through murikan vassals are mostly settled in USD, requiring China to have USD in its books to conduct trade, thus allowing murika to wage war on China and the world, free of cost + other benefits.

There is no proof that China pays Iran in USD for its oil, but whats proven so far is sales been settled in: Gold, Yuan and infrastructure projects.

Mar 15, 2026 9:08am

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{quote}There are two major clubs in play - the nuclear club is one - obviously, you can't be allowed in the nuke club without having the most unassailable credentials. Iran could never make that cut. The PetroDollar club is the other. Is it any coincidence that the countries that piss off the USA the most are those that threaten the dominance of the petrodollar, by conducting their oil trade in other currencies? Russia, Venezuela, Iran, etc.

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Iran was abiding by the last deal until Trump decided to end it unilaterally, after that they enriched the uranium but still were very far off from a working nuke. And they did ask multiple times for Trump to end all the sanctions and they would stop all attempts to enrich the uranium, Trump again said no.

So it's impossible the nukes are the reason, lets be real, it's all about the oil, just like it was in Venezuela. They never went after NKorea and they always were much closer

It's time we stop believing in fairy tales.

Mar 15, 2026 10:17am

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{quote} Having bases is different from just getting oil. The GCC sells a lot of oil to China and US with its grip is not stopping that flow but intends to divert Iran's oil after supposedly change the regime. But again, it is Trump we are talking and even he doesn't know what he is doing.

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Trump just said China or Cuba could buy Venezuelan oil, they just had to buy at market prices, so i don't see not Seeling to China as a goal here.

Mar 15, 2026 10:36am

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By far the largest support for Israel in the US is from the Christian right - evangelicals. In a nutshell, evangelicals support Israel because they (the Jews) are God's "chosen people" in the Bible. The "end times" of Armageddon, per Revelations, will take place in Israel. Ironically, 2/3 of all Jews will die then (per scripture) and the remaining 1/3 will have to bow down to the returned Jesus, or go to Hell with the rest of the Sinners of the World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo77sTGpngQ

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In a nutshell, evangelicals have never read their bible. Atheists know more about the bible than Christians. And you will never find 2 Christians who agree on what the bible says.

Mar 15, 2026 11:44am

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{quote} Including Jesus himself since he didn't write any of it.

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According to John, Jesus is the word. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

According to Bart Ehrman, no one really knows who wrote that. According to some, the gospel of John is considered late and not that accurate.

All we know for sure is no 2 people agree on what the religion of Christianity is.

Mar 15, 2026 6:00am

"History" btw...You're giving "history" too much credit imho. Unless history is the late Bibi's nickname.

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Mar 15, 2026 8:29am

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bla bla bla... real reason: OIL!

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How come US isn't attacking GCC for oil?
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/map...-gets-its-oil/

Mar 15, 2026 9:18am

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{quote} what is a GCC?

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Mar 15, 2026 11:16am

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{quote} And you will never find 2 Christians who agree on what the bible says.

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Including Jesus himself since he didn't write any of it.

Mar 15, 2026 8:24am

bla bla bla... real reason: OIL!

Mar 15, 2026 9:09am

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{quote} How come US isn't attacking GCC for oil? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/map...-gets-its-oil/

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what is a GCC?

Mar 15, 2026 9:27am

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Fun fact, they are all under the US's grip already, i even think they all have US bases in their territory.

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Mar 15, 2026 6:30am

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{quote} Fixed it: Iran as an Islamic terrorist nation with policies rooted in Quranic values of 1600 years ago and always acting in contrary to international law makes itself and others a target of death and destruction.....

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Why Iran Islamic is considered the terrorist? Why not say US is waging war around the countries and robbing other countries resources ……. ZZzzzz

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Mar 15, 2026 7:14am

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{quote} You put me between your mom and sister?

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Mar 15, 2026 8:55am

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AI Overview Iran’s nuclear program began in the 1950s with direct support from the United States under the "Atoms for Peace" program during Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s reign. The US provided Iran with its first nuclear research reactor in 1967, and Western nations assisted with technology, training, and infrastructure, aiming for civil nuclear power development. Key details of the origin include: 1957 Agreement: The US and Iran signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, paving the way for Iran's initial nuclear research....

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please keep your shortened AI info to yourself, most people that use forex factory care to seek out information for ourselves

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Mar 15, 2026 9:20am

Let us be crystal fucking clear right. This war is happening because of religious ideology. Two groups of people with the same god are fighting over a piece of land that their god says is theirs.

And if they were born in Cambodia they would be Buddhist.

Mar 15, 2026 1:23pm

CEASEFIRE

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Mar 15, 2026 8:36am

so will Yen rise to a new level this week? should I be in a complete buy scenario?

Trader#AD7A

Mar 15, 2026 12:00pm

the less evidence in support of your beliefs, the stronger you believe it. i wish you luck in finding non-anecdotal/personal evidence of the beyond.

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