''And that leads us straight to the Strait of Hormuz drama. Tehran has repeatedly said that it would close Hormuz only if - and we should repeat - only if Iran is blocked from exporting its oil. This would represent a deathblow to the Iranian economy - totally dependent on oil exports - not to mention the regime controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Regime change is the real agenda of Washington and its European poodles (see The myth of 'isolated Iran' Asia Times Online, January 19) - but that cannot be spelled out to global public opinion.'' From here. Note: always knew Pepe had his finger on the pulse but can't explain why the linked article is dated tomorrow.



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