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Mar 28 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
The Dangerous Iran Narrative vs. Actual History 🧵 👇
Next time someone tells you Iran is a "natural threat" that needs to be stopped, show them this history. We need to look at who struck first and who has been profiting for 70 years.
(Based on a post from the Facebook wall of @Abhishe51645214 )
1901-1951: For half a century, Britain’s APOC (now BP) took Iran’s oil, giving Iran almost nothing. When Iran asked for a 50-50 profit split, Britain refused.