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The Beginning of the End of the Petrodollar: What Connects Iraq to Iran (repost - must read article)

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A petrodollar is a dollar earned by a country through the sale of oil. In 1972-74 the US government concluded a series of agreements with Saudi Arabia to support the power of the House of Saud in exchange for accepting only US dollars for its oil.

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