Why is Iran Strategically Important?
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2022
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Written by: Chris Cappy and Josh Simpson
Video Editing: Savvy Studios
Animations: Ralph Ramos
Iran has a population of 83 million citizens making them the 18th most populated nation. They have a lot of neighbors on their borders that very much do not get along with each other including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey and Iraq.
Iran is located at the crossroads of Central Asia, South Asia and the middle east making it a strategically important location for trade routes throughout all of history. Their GDP has recently plummeted from 580 billion in 2010 down to 191 billion in 2022 in part due to United States economic sanctions. Iran's defense spending on the other hand has increased by 11 percent in 2021 making them the world’s 14th largest military spender.
So what has prevented Iran from getting conquered by all of these pesky neighbors that essentially have them surrounded? Iran has a secret weapon. Their geography is made up of tall impregnable mountain ranges that encircle their entire country and act kind of like castle walls. The Zagros and Elburz Mountains naturally have their back. The Caspian and Arabian sea all protect against would be invaders. These geographic features are the reason why the highest population density is in the west of the country. The nation is 636,000 square miles in total so it’s bigger than all of western Europe put together.
To understand why Iran is so geopolitically important and why it's such a big interest to NATO today you need only look at its natural resources. Iran holds approximately 10% of the world's proven oil reserves and about 15% of its gas. They are OPEC's second largest exporter and the world's fourth largest oil producer.
Iran is one of the world's most geo-strategic locations because of the Strait of Hormuz. According to the US Energy Information administration there are six straits and canals in the world that act as oil transit chokepoints. These are vulnerable narrow maritime sea routes that could and have been easily blockaded and attacked in the past causing chaos in the world's energy stability. The Iranian Strait of Hormuz is considered to be the GOAT of strategically important oil choke points in the world. 21% of the entire worldwide demand for oil flows through it. These oil reserves are Iran's greatest strength.
An estimated 18.5 million barrels of oil move through the strait of Hormuz per day. At its most narrow point its only 30 miles wide which would make it easy for the Iranian Navy to completely blockade.
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Naw Dawg, We Going to Smash and than Pass Iran Around to All Our Buddies like a Two Dollar Farm Tool...
A little biased
What did u call him cappy "mosa-dick" 😂😅😭
FYI, that code doesn't work, unfortunately.
Make a video on Goegia 🇬🇪 (country) already please
Hello. Iranian from inside Iran here( internets back up on a limited scale) . I feel the need to mention something. In regards to people fed up with the sanctions and their effects on the commoner, I ve seen two major mindsets so far. One with people seeing the west as the ultimate tyrant, aiming to spread distrust between people and their "caring " government only to cause the downfall of the regime by turning the people on their " protectors " holding every action committed by the regime so far to be justifiable one way or another. The other mindset sees the sanctions as rational and expected reactions of a foreign world our leaders and politicians have been purposefully aggrevating, so they can feed off the reactions by portraying them as unprovoked warmongers ( as all oppressive systems need an obligatory sworn enemy, most may resort to creating one. And given the history, theres none better than the us. ) the second group believes if it werent for the radical views of the regime along with the belief they were god's destined few to lead the world to the truth( actual propaganda) we wouldnt have casted our selves out from the world. So the regime needs to change. Recent protests in iran are being held by the second group, with the regime supporting the heavily outnumbered first group. The clips you see on iranian national TV( FULLY regime controlled) are of the first group. The recent protests( captured on phones mostly) show the second group. Theres a lot more detail I can get into but this comments already pretty long.
Love Iranian people! They have been some of the hardest working, great people I have worked with and been friends with.
thank you for your thoughts, and for whatever quams I might have with the Iranian government , I'm always on the side of the Iranian people
Evidence shows that invading a country and then giving it back "to the people" fails most of the time. The true change happens when the citizens rise up and overthrow tyranny. Resentment is the result of the former. If US wants to truly "stabilize" a nation they must conquer and keep that nation, which the people of the US do not want. We don't want to be tyrants and we abhor the Presidents that try.
What about rioters you see on CCTV stopping traffic damaging property killing cops they are obviously trained in colour revolution
The Iranian people are too smart have an authoritarian regime mired in religious dogma from the 800s. If people choose to follow such dogma, let them do so in the context of a free society. It’s like if the Amish or Hassidics forced they ways on everyone else. Ridiculous!!!
Imagine telling Crassus and Ceasar that 2000 years later "the West" ist still in troubles with Persia...
A wild thought. I like it.
I wonder if to the Romans if they would even see us as successors to the west, as to them their neighboring Celtic Gauls were barbarians not to say their views on germanic peoples which the "West" like UK and US derive from culturally. Though through institution like legal theories and culturally we definitely see them as forefathers, I wonder if they would see us as descendants.
i wouldnt call Iran trouble... The west would crush Iran.
@@thomaswright4489very interesting thought, i wish we could answer!
@@thomaswright4489 they'd be disappointed in modern Italy and Spain for sure tho, the two main Southern Mediterranean countries
14:45 the $1.7B sent to lran actually belonged to lran. Shortly before the Revolution lran paid the US $.5B for arms that were never delivered due to the Revolution and which remained in US banks gaining interest while the refund was being arbitrated. Iran appeared to be winning the matter and in position to receive a settlement several times higher than $1.7B but they settled for that figure.
So it wasn't US taxpayers' $ that was sent to lran it was lran's.
Doubt it
And either way. Huge place for terrorism
@@treyyoungley6171 What do you do doubt? Do 5 minutes of research, you absolute donkey.
@@treyyoungley6171 WTF do you mean? As an Iranin I approve of this. you can esly lookt this up.
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I know somebody put it in the comments before but I would like to add my version:
You are very good at showing both sides of a conflict! Thank you!
As an Iranian I would like to thank you for finally correcting the whole “democratically elected” thing for Mossadegh. On the other hand there were some quite large mistakes for example, the shah was not installed by America after the fall of Mossadegh. He was already king. As you mentioned Mossadegh was appointed. Well he was appointed by the king. In Persian the word “shah” means king. Also please stop calling Pahlavi, “Pawell” 😂❤
Can you go into more detail here about Mosaddegh? Was he selected as PM by other members of parliament or was there another mechanism for this? I'm just trying to understand what happened.
Almost as funny as when he called Azerbaijan "Azerjaban" lol
At this point I’m convinced he mispronounces things on purpose to troll us
The whole mess that was that period of political upheaval is a black mark against the US and our international relations in the Persian Gulf. I have zero sympathy for what we did to Iran, and the aftermath we wrought from all the garbage we did there. That said, I would prefer that Trump didn't sabotage the efforts to limit more potential nuke armed countries existing. I think the US will be cleaning up the mess that Trump caused for decades to come. >_< Hopefully Iran will get good terms from a more rational US leadership with a new deal to prevent them generating and distributing nukes to those we are at odds with.
Not everyone is from Iran…
If you want a base level understanding of geopolitics with all the names mispronounced, Cappy is your guy
base level understanding is being generous my grasp of international affairs is approaching 3rd grade
@@Taskandpurpose maybe, but you are honest.
You obviously have all the answers, or know where they are. So? Enlighten us.
Just enough information for a typical infantryman. It's perfect.
Please stop saying nukular😔
Thank you for doing the research and sharing it with everyone.
Oh, forgot to thank you for your service and the work you do on Task & Purpose. I love your work.
sucking up to a clown lmao
You skipped over some pretty MAJOR AND SIGNIFICANT history. Namely the '79 hostage crisis, the US support for Saddam during the Iran-iraq war, the Oliver North/ Reagan arms for hostages deal and the fairly massive naval war fought between the US and Iranian navies in '87.
obviously mentioning those things make america worse. so skipped it.
@@SuperSanic.. I would argue those events make the US look no worse than the original sin of the coup. In fact, the arms for hostages episode puts the hypocrisy of the Islamic Republic on full display. They literally, based on their own rhetoric, made a deal with the devil (i.e. "The Great Satan")
There was no naval war between the US and Iran. It was a singular engagement that lasted only a couple hours and the Iranians essentially were massacred.
well yeah because this is a shill channel
Aaaaah well details. Those details usually get in the way of things like "why attacking Afghanistand and Iraq was COMPLETELY justiefied"
You forgot to mention the involment of USA on the Iraq-Iran war
In Iran, when one says "Iraq-Iran" one means the war Saddam imposed on post-Revolutionary Iran in 1980-88.
This video was both entertaining and informative. Thank you!
This is a brilliant video! Channel is really kicking goals mate, keep it up!
Thank you man I really appreciate the kind words , I’m trying my darndest
You've missed a huge and very important chapter of Iranian involvement in the French nuclear program, which meant giving Iran its own nuclear plants as well as uranium rods for them, yet it was cancelled... after Iran already paid the full amount for its side of the deal (to build the French railroad in Gabon). So yeah, Iran was used left right and centre by the West.
yes I definitely missed a lot of parts that I should have covered , I'll do a follow up video if people enjoy this one and I'll try to cover the important things that I missed
@@Taskandpurpose Thanks! (Sorry if my comment sounded a bit... harsh.)
In other words good guys don't exist and everybody has cause to hate each other.
Man the French are constantly dragging the US in to solve their colonial misadventures
Actually France refunded that money with interest in 1991. To total of 1.6 billion dollars. So don't be dragging peoples name through the mud without doing your research
By far the most humble plug to like and subscribe. Keep up the great videos
The words "freedom and democracy" are the best strategic means of the United States to enter the politics of your country.
We get more impartial history from an average infantrymen than the news or school.
This is another hit 🔥🔥🔥
Iran, and a lot of us, fell victim to the same tricks.
thanks I try to keep an open mind and try my best to understand what our adversaries think
Hey Cappy, really appreciate you going into the history and politics of contemporary conflicts and showing both sides! I knew the history of tension between the West and Iran in broad strokes, but I missed many of the nuances you showed here. Good job, thanks!
What's preventing him from doing the same about the Western involvement in Ukraine? Victoria Nuland was caught on tape plotting a coup. Acknowledging that doesn't have to make you a Putin shill.
@@RJT80 yeah what a drag. So tell me, got your draft papers yet?
thanks , these types of videos are my favorite to put together ! glad to see there is some interest in them
Tragic you take your Intel from a UA-cam channel made by a pretty cool guy who is also just an ex-enlisted soldier rather than take the time to read up on takes from historians, economics and other experts.
His takes are over simplistic and leave out a massive amount of information. This is why you millenials should never vote. You are too lazy to investigate issues and form your own opinions. 10 minute clips on social media us all you can be bothered to invest
@@darkjudge8786 true
Nice to see you address strategic, not just the tactical content
Dude, this is an amazing amount of information! I'm 61 years old and lived through a lot of this history.
You're doing a great job pulling all of this information together. THANK YOU!
Why does it seem like America and Russia simply take turns invading countries? And then the inevitable outcome is the exact opposite of what the invaders wanted.
mostly lies and misiinformation. please read my comment about it
@@MT-mr7iu there are lots of comments saying that this video is well balanced, nuanced and accurate.
@@pashakdescilly7517 and that is your reference? Wow!
@@MT-mr7iu and what are your references?
Good report, but you might have noted that the $1.7B cash sent to Iran by the Obama administration was essentially Iran's own money -- principal + interest released from accounts previously frozen by sanctions emplaced during the 1979 revolution.
Yeah, that was one of the Repubican Big Lies in that election etc, ...it was *their* money, it'd just been kept out of their reach all those years.
Yes someone who understands. Everytime I bring up the Iran nuclear deal people bring up "but we paid them millions of dollars".
@@johnusas2870 technically the US did pay them but with their own money.
Yes, major mistake in the video, it needs to be corrected.
This is factually correct
Thank you very much! A comprehensive explanation
Appreciate you telling both sides of the story. Helps us truly understand the situation strategically.
He is not telling the whole story. For example ballistic ,missile was not a part of the Iran nuclear deal and hence cannot be used as a reason to tear apart the nuclear deal.
He was clearly bias towards the US by a lot. Yes both sides but not really neutral.
As a Persian- American I can tell the information are almost accurate. There is some missing information about the Iran-Iraq war and the role of the US in that war in particular regarding chemical weapons that we provided to Saddam Hossein. I had to take a homemade gas mask to school together with my lunch bag when I was only 7 years old. Just think about it! Unbelievable! We take things for granted in the US. I would happily share my experience with you if you want to make similar content.
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As an Arab! I agree! it was a US/Saudi proxy war using an idiot called Saddam.. both Iraq and Iran lost...
نمیتونم تصور کنم چطوری در امریکا زندگی میکنی و با اینکه جنایت های امریکارو میدونی به اون کشور خدمت میکنی.
ارزو میکنم یک روزی مثل تو نشم ولی اگه بشم هم خیلی ناراحت نمیشم چون اسمم کوروش نیست.
I was wondering about the Iran Iraq war. I do know that the US gave weapons, but I have no idea what they were.
Props on keeping this inherently political topic apolitical! Probably one of the best videos on the historical relations of the US and Iran I've seen.
That’s literally impossible, its still political lmao, just sanitized for your fee-fees
thanks I tried to be balanced I know my bias showed a lot still but I tried to purposely keep it away from my own personal beliefs
@@lsuperior lol well I appreciate the consideration of my fee-fees
Apolitical until it comes to China :v
@@Taskandpurpose You are supposed to be biased toward objective reality.
Dude your videos are getting so much better and informative. Keep up the good work & great content!
Rare to see content creators explaining all sides of the truth, being objective and giving a clear picture, respect
if only more people, pundits, and politicians did this, we might come up with better and more equitable ways to solve problems....
@@xisotopex Right, it’s certainly better than deluding ourselves down the path of conflict because we the citizens will feel it the most, and life is already hard as is.
Thanks cappy! You've been my favorite streamer of 2022, I've learned so much about world relations from your channel. thanks for opening my eyes just a bit wider!
thanks for watching buddy I really appreciate it ! glad you've gained more of an interest in world relations from the content , it's a fascinating subject
The modern history of Iran starts on May 26th, 1908 when sweet light crude oil was discovered by an expedition led by George Reynolds. English battle ships, which ruled the seas, had been running on domestically produced coal... But oil fired boilers require smaller crews, less maintenance and provide better power delivery - so the decision was made by the English Admiralty to switch the fleet over to oil. Once this decision was made, the oil discovered by the Reynolds expedition became a national security issue for the British Empire.
interesting, thanks for sharing...also a book by Timothy Mitchel, Carbon Democracy, describes how oil and pipelines and the method of extraction requiring few manpower, created the space for new formes of power, less dependant on labour forces...hence more centrality of power within hands of the few. Interesting framing of energy networks and types and how it affects democracy or forms of collective societal/ economic/political patterns
Good Job Cappy. Real good coverage.
Your research and your sources are really well thought of and well put together. First video I watched and instantly subscribed to you. Keep on the great work!
You summarized and explained 100 years of history so well I can't believe how long it would have taken for you to do the research and understand it yourself. As Einstein says, 'those who can't explain something simply, don't know it well enough. You definitely know well enough.
His research is terrible to say lightly, majority of his information is inaccurate
Most Americans knowledge of Iran starts with Nov 1979 so this is awesome, some historical context.
1953 Iran Became Bloody Enemy of America
@@OshinAttari to be fair you have every right to be.
@@Tamburello_1994
I don't know English well
Speak normally
@@OshinAttari You seem to say that very well. Hmm.
anyway.
Iran has every right to be mad at the US.
Should have started earlyer.
If he was before ww2 we could have seen that a not so small part of the uk oil stuff in that area was taken from the germans as part of the so called treaty of verseilles. What exactly happened in Iran in ww2 is also very interesting (e.g. the Teheran Conference)
Greedings from a german guy, one of whomes grandmothers town was ethnically cleansed by the US army.
History is vital. We have to know WHY things happened before we can have a chance to make things better.
Sadly, you're right, also too many people no longer know WHAT actually happened let alone the WHY.
"Those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it." I really wish more people would be interested in global history at least in USA at least I find way to many people who just don't care about or thing history is "boring." History is the biggest and most in depth story that will ever exist with the added benefit that it happened and isn't made up like a fantasy story is.
Iran Is The Strong Arabic Country
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@@xx-knight-xx2119 "And those who do know, are doomed to watch in despair,"
@@xx-knight-xx2119 history doesnt repeat. it rhymes
Love the content you put out. Sadly I only found out about it yesterday. Already subbed tho!
I can’t wait to check out the drone! I could see myself being able to use it for looking for locations of schools of bait, fish or underwater structure that I wouldn’t normally be able to see. I just want you to know that I really appreciate your efforts to try to keep Politics to a minimum. I know I can be very tough when it comes to some of the topics you discuss but that really means a lot to me and I’m sure plenty of other people that you keep everything on an even keel. I love sharing your videos with People that may not even know how interested they are in the topics you discuss. Thank you again and I just want you to know how much I appreciate your balanced Contant. Sorry for the talk to text.
Kinda omitted the fact that the $1.8B was Iran's money to begin with
While not perfect in terms of completeness, this was perfectly done - enough information to educate the masses on the history and details of the conflict, raising most people's awareness and understanding beyond what education systems and the media have been capable of. This kind of information-not-ideology presentation is something the world needs more of. Well done sir.
Excepting the fact he said the Obama nuclear deal was working. He also implied the only reason it did not is because of President Trump.
Misinformation is not accurate information! But, completely understand when a Vlog like this pops up on your phone, seems legitimate, right! Because it’s on the internet 🤯
@@progressiveleader7347 I have Iranian friends who have said this is reasonably accurate, some others have said the same in the comments. Are you suggestion this is complete misinformation?
@@corey8420 that is 100% true. Trump fxxked everything up like everything else.
I really appreciate your videos; you give a clear, concise, and entertaining lecture on geopolitics, which provides a very stable base for people to expand on
the information is base level, but it's very important for that base level understanding to be there, or else everything that comes after is pointless
As an Iranian this is fully one sided look at the current situation for Iran and west.
Amazing vid!
Fantastic analysis . I learned a lot from this. Thank you.
Dude! That was a GREAT video on the history of America and Iran. I had no idea how the whole thing started. Thank you and keep up the awesome videos Cappy!
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Imagine a world where they agreed on the 50/50 split. A compromise that probably would have resulted in Iran developing wealth slowly over time instead of going through constant economic and political instability that has resulted in their present state. That would provide the long term stability any democracy needs to flourish.
I didn't want to give my own opinions too much but yeah I think it might have been better if they took the 50 - 50 deal and then later on hopefully the British would have handed it back over at some point. I know it sounds too good to be true and probably is but, there's always wishful thinking
Anyhow you see it the land is their so they have full authority over it let's say it was vis-versa and britain was iran?
@@uchennanwokorie2681 Why would Britain bother invest their money into developing resource extraction and then not be rewarded for it? Respecting and protecting private and corporate ownership of property and resources is one of the most profoundly successful aspects of western society in general. The fact that you can own something and can realistically expect it not to be taken from you under strong authority of law. Breaking this trust is how you end up like Cuba, Venezuela, and indeed, Iran.
@@Taskandpurpose British oil companies created the wealth by building Iran's oil industry from scratch. All that was required was a sensible approach from Iran's government to appropriate compensation. See also Abdul Nasser for a similar theft, but this time the Americans supported the appropriation of facilities by Egypt that were wholey financed by France and Britain. American hypocrisy runs pretty deep when it comes to their 'anti-colonialism, except where it applies to American client states)
@@uchennanwokorie2681 If you steal stuff you will be judged, regardless of whether the stuff you steal is allinside your own country.
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- Chris Cappy, 2022
Great report, thank you
Thx for the video man. Your style of presentation whatever the topic always lighten up my day and today it was more uplifting than ever.
I’m glad to hear that ! I’ll keep trying
A very well balanced presentation of history and current state of antagonism, in my estimation. Well done!!
I think maybe my intention of being balanced might have worked because I have a lot of people accusing me of being both liberal and conservative
I love my friend country, love IRAN ISLAMIC from TAJIKESTAN ❤🇮🇷❤🇹🇯❤
Politicians: people make their own destiny
Billionaires: laughing quitely
I like how you try and get all points of views, decisions, and ideologies on what has led up to Iran's circumstances today. Good video, and keep the content following!
I tried to capture the genuine steel man arguments for various sides
A clear synopsis of what's been happening between these countries for the last 100 years. Thank you. Great job.
thanks!
Chris you make understanding easier!!!!!!! Thanks for the time you dedicate to your show. Outstanding!!!!!
As an Iranian I'd like to say good job on the info, although you missed a bit of history.
Also Shah Pahlavi tried his best to develop iran and have good relationship with west. Every single major development in iran we see now is done at his time. After him iran went back to 14th century...
I really appreciate the time you put into researching all of the topics and delivering that information in such easy to understand way, I understand thats what you're going for and you've been crushing it dude. Thank you.
Mossadegh wasn't simply "appointed". He was nominated by a (MASSIVE) majority the Parliament and then appointed by the Shah.
That's basically how the process works in the UK as well.
I love your channel. Great job with the uniform
Great video thank you
Can we take a minute to appreciate the fact Cappy is within the
What feedback has he acted on?
(I see him liking certain comments, and sometimes replying, just haven't ever _noticed_ him change anything)
We need more people to point out that he is pronouncing nuclear wrong.
Thank you, I agree. I just shit all over him for the straight of Whor-Maz pronunciation. Let's see...
Thats just a facade,hearting or replying to a comment pointing out his mistakes doesnt meant anything concrete,i saw many of those that he didnt reply at all and there is no noticable change.
Thanks for this neutral take on how the world got into mess. Of course it is due to old men fighting for power and younger folks and families dying.
Yes. A great, nonpartisan summary. Quite uncommon these days.
thanks I tried to stay away from injecting my own personal feelings into it too much, I certainly am biased , and I'm coming from an American perspective but I tried to give everyone a fair shake best I could
Yup - and that’s why today’s revolution in Iran will succeed. It’s led by WOMEN and *70% of the population in Iran is under the age of 30.*
These mullahs are going down!!
@@Taskandpurpose fair shake? you missed out some really important shit and made the shah look like a puppet, which he wasn't, in fact he went AGAINST the west on many things. Also b4 the axis of evil speech Suleimani was helping the US target the Taliban, but your actions changed all that. Also the pronunciations are very bad. Love ur channel but this vid was not great
@@Taskandpurpose The framing of the point that Mossadegh was not democratically elected is misleading.
It is technically true that he was appointed by the Shah, however, the Shah made the appointment after the Parliament had already nominated Mossadegh in an overwhelming majority.
Given that in a parliamentary government, the Prime Minister is typically just the leader of the party with the most seats, appointing the person with the support of the majority of Parliament as PM is a lot closer to being democratically elected than the way the video presented it as him just being a popular politician who was appointed.
Mossadegh was arguably a more legitimate Prime Minister than Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, who were both put in power by the internal machinations of a political party opposed by the majority of the country's population.
Love your channel :)
When you have America as friend you don't need enemy
You mentioned wanting to be a be a fair view on both sides when making earlier videos and I believe this is a prime example. I am happy to have learned more and it is truly wonderful to see commenters from Iran supporting and/or providing corrections to the information. Thank you!
I always try my best to present the information in a fair way and if I can't avoid my bias I try to at least present both sides of the argument , even if I disagree with it. not everyone likes that approach and I can understand why , and I fail at it sometimes but I'm glad some people appreciate my effort to be even handed
" fair view " xDDDDDDDDDD
Finally after months of waiting we got an episode about Iran.....🤤
Ok now we need a part 2😐
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Very capable explanation with no hiding of information.
this is a really good cover of the story. Great job Cap and thank you
thanks I'm glad you dig it !
I've had the privilege of meeting and working with a few Iranians. Absolutely wonderful people. Can't say enough about them.
True of most people all over the world I would imagine, minus the politics and religions of their country.
Iran(Persia) Has a long and proud history of resistance against foreigners. Even after being conquered by the Arabs they refused to adopt Arab traditions and maintained a strong Iranian(Persian) identity.
It’s a bit of a problem when Iranian leaders talk about wiping Israel from the map, while also trying to acquire nuclear weapons
An absolutely fantastic video again. World needs more people like Cappy.
thanks for watching glad you enjoyed the video good sir !
So this is the first time I am hearing of the backstory of the investment Anglo-Persian oil company. Everyone starts off with the Mossadegh nationalization, I wonder if that was intentional now or just lack of knowledge. Anyways thanks for expanding mine and others knowledge base a little further.
That Mossadegh rejected the 50-50 deal offered by Truman speaks volumes about Iranian greed when it was not they that built the facilities and the pipelines. And, may I just say here, CIA cowboys in 1953 missed an excellent opportunity by not invading Iran outright and taking care of the problem / nipping it in the bud before it got worse? An aircraft carrier battle group in the Persian Gulf plus a regiment of British royal marine commandos would have handled the problem with ease.
I haven't really heard it framed that way (UK mad over investment) either. There's a lot of political/diplomacy power as well as wealth involved. From what I've read Mossadegh wasn't a flowery diplomatic personality ;) and not someone the US or UK could push around. If Iran nationalized, they would get more cash and diplomatic power. If UK kept production, they would get wealth and political power inside Iran. UK was pretty bankrupt after WWII so just building back up wealth at that time too. High stakes.. Hasn't ended well.
Mossadegh is were USA got involved. Previous to the war, Iran was in the UK sphere of influence, sometimes contested by the Russians. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (BP) was the first blueprint how Western companies could exploit the oilfields and siphon off the profits while keeping the countries of origin underdeveloped under a super rich ruling class.
@@TheMilpitasguy you are right. It’s refreshing to see another critical thinker. Some folks have no idea how large the investment was. They are still making enormous amounts of money with the infrastructure and wisdom they stole.
Isn't it strange, for most long running international issues, if you go back far enough, there is the UK mucking with things.
Awwww damn the soleimani meme was so uncalled for. Having said that you were impartial with the facts and I appreciate that.
Keep up the good work
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just want say this was a truly excellent briefing on Iran. Without going into too much detail it touched on all the key parts of the backstory, things that might still have relevance today.
Thank you I really appreciate that !
This was a surprisingly detailed and nuanced explanation of the situation I have seen online.
Your explanation of the post WW2 period was very impressive.
It was utter nonsense
Very well done.
I like how the speaker pronounced Ahmadinejad and Soleimani correctly but mis-pronounced Pahlavi, each time 😂
Good stuff sir, I remeber learning about this as a Political Science student at Texas State in the 2000s. This was one of many topics that I came to undestand were so complex. Also was the lesson where I came to learn concepts of "Blowback" and "Lynchpin"
it's incredibly complex and seemingly impossible to cover in a way that everyone will find fair or satisfying, most likely everyone ends up frustrated from talking about the middle east in general
Saying that the US "sent" $1.7B cash to Iran is a misleading - since the 1979 Revolution, Iranian assets in both the US and around the world have been frozen and portions were released or sold since then, and more Iranian assets have been frozen due to oil sales and various sanctions. The JCPOA had set up a schedule for the release of those frozen assets.
If/when Iran undergoes a regime change with one more friendly towards the West, their frozen assets may be returned. This is not "foreign aid" though politicians will spin it as such if it suits their agendas.
We now have a better understand of asset freezing after the sanction were placed on Russia - these assets are technically Russia's "money", but they will most likely be released to Ukraine as reparations.
Russians looking at their own country and then their allies and be like. "Are we the baddies?"
Most top comments are just cheerleaders commenting about how great this video and channel are. Also it completely ignores the Iran-Iraq War, or Western support of Turkic nationalists which threaten both Iran and Russia.
Learned a lot here as far as things fit together. The point about Mossadegh was totally missed by me. I like you balanced look at the issue and you point on decades of small, trust building agreements is well stated. Thanks, Cappie!
thanks for watching, I learned a heck of a lot putting this video together thats for sure
Well done Cappy, very few in the West, let alone the U.S. know the background of British/American corporate/government involvement in the interference and coup in 1954, which although conveniently forgotten in the West, was obviously not lost on the Iranian people.
Also appreciate you're explanation of term of "blowback" by the CIA.
I love this man...he couldn't pronounce "Azerbaijan" to save his life but rattles off "Ahmadinejhad" correctly on the first try
"I heard he's not very responsive these days" had me dying.
Same will go to usa
For an average infantry man, this is a very balanced advance view with respect to history and current affairs.... nice work.....
Amazing post
Victims of aggression often join forces for self-protection
Wow, I really like how you pulled the history out of this. The research you did was well presented in the video. Thank you for teaching me things I would have never learned in school
... with the usual American apologetic about imperialism 🧐
@@binnahgondwe5158 Well, I like his moxy. We could all use a little imperialism.
Been so long since I've heard Iran pronounced as Eye-ran. Keep on keeping on, Cappy! ❤
Ur Ahn !
This is surprisingly objective, given the biases or the source.
2:30 the problem with the private property argument is that said private property was most often not acquired in an above board way in the first place.
So big shocker, the UK was trying to defectors keep the benefits of things that didn’t rightfully belong to them and the US refused to call them out on it, which led to the cascade of events we’re dealing with today.
More like the Iranians would’ve never discovered the oil or figured out how to pump out the oil and got greedy when the UK wanted to be paid for all the effort they’d put into Turning this worthless sandy backwater into a feasible oil producing nation
@@LucasFernandez-fk8se don’t care if they used it or not. Their land. Their oil. Nobody else is entitled to it.
@@nikik5567 This guy also fails to point out that the Brits had killed almost half of the Iranian population 30 years before in 1917/1919. It was worse than the holocaust yet no speaks about it.
@@givemelibertyorgivemedeath001 and yet somehow I’m not shocked to hear it happened.
Imagine if we had the Shah of Iran and the POTUS getting along like best friends, with Iran being the preferred contact in the Middle East and not Saudi Arabia... Really imagine that.
Israel wouldn’t like that
The Shah is dead... you're stuck in 1979.
That would be a big improvement.
That friendship ended in 1979...
@@Rake3577 Israel supported Iran during the Iran-Iraq War so that Iran could provide a counterweight to Iraq; and to re-establish influence in Iran which Israel lost with the Islamic revolution in '79
Great video
I got blown up by one of General Qasem Soleimani's EFPs in Iraq on March 3rd, 2010. I was in an M1114 HMMWV and the lead vehicle. The EFP was daisy chained to a second EFP. One was copper and the other was steel. I was the first US soldier to get hit directly in the torso by an EFP and still survive. What the medics did, along with the other soldiers, made it possible for me to be here today. Same goes for the helicopter pilots and crew that worked on me until we got to the field hospital. The surgeons, nurses, and all that supported them ensured I would be here today, loving life! I coded 4 times and was on my death bed for about 3 months. But all the medical personnel worked tirelessly so that I remained as comfortable as possible, so that if I did pass away, I wouldn't be in much pain. Against all the odds, I still remain. I use everything everyone did to ensure I would make it home as fuel for my motivation to never quit or give up. I feel that it would be the greatest insult to my fellow brothers and sisters in arms if I did quit and offed myself. I may have to go back to a dark place to further motivate myself from time to time. But I use it to further myself, not to break myself.
Sounds like you would have all been better off if you hadn't been their in the first place.
Thank you for this. A younger friend of mine from Norway asked why Iran is so angry at the US. I tried to explain some of the terrible things we did there, but I didn’t get all of the details you did. Well done. I’ll send her a link to this video.
I appreciate this more or less fair assessment of the US & Iran relationship. Far too often the average American seems woefully ignorant of why a number of nations around the world are so hostile toward tem and just casually chalk it up to "They must hate freedom" without bothering to find out the full story. Cheers!
lots of countries in this world may not get along with each other occasionally,but when it comes to america,they are all on the same page.....iraq,afganistan,armenia.....China,Russia,half the countries in the middle east,Cuba,venezuela,columbia,libya,kosovo,north korea,whole bunch of countries in africa,el salvador,nicaragua,lebanon,bosnia,sudan.....even saudi arabia nowadays.
and these arent minor pet peeves either, they all have major beefcakes.
gotta ask urself how is it possible for any country in the world to have so many enemies and such a impressive track record.
no i dont think americans say "they must hate freedom" its that we just dont think about it. for most americans the only countries that matter are those that pose a direct threat to america.
america has had so much prosperity that was derived from itself that we have no concept of what its like to be dependent on another country to up hold there bargains to maintain our quality of life. we dont care what others think because it doesnt affect us if a deal goes south. this is one of the reasons trump is so loved. it fits most of americas worldview; america first. we have the land, the scientific capability, and the manufacturing capabilities (use-to, again trump was pushing this) to go our own way without the unwanted and needed "help" of other countries. this isn't america looking down on others it is pride in self-reliance. so yes we are ignorant, but not for the reasons you think.
to the average moderate and conservative (not liberals cause who knows what they think it changes with the political ebbs and flows and what their overlords tell them) american "freedom" is synonymous with the ability to rely on yourself. from the individual level to the world stage. this may seem isolationist im concept, but let me remind you roughly half of our history we were to a certain extent. not until WW1 did that really change.
also as im re-readinig this i want to add, the physical separation of the americas doesn't help either, and i agree in the more or less fair asseesment of US and Iran relations.
That's because Americans are dumb and ignorant. If anything, they would start a new war tomorrow, even if their enemy was fictional.
I really like the District 9 T shirt you have on of the robot terminator wasting a human. Where did you get it, I'd like to buy one just like it. Thanks for your help!!!
good video 😊
I needed my weekly dose of Cappy butchering foreign names
consistency is the key.
yes, you could tell he didn't grow up watching the nightly news in the 80's with the strait of Hormuz pronunciation
He really does it over and over again xD
And nuclear.
It's gone beyond occasional mistakes to meme-level now. I have an incredible amount of respect for the work that Cappy does, and for getting in front of the camera to cover some interesting topics well. (I couldn't do any of it half as well).
Awesome history lesson, finally understood whats up with iran. I really enjoy these videos, thank you for making them!