Most people analyze geopolitics through the lens of religion, ideology, or ethnic conflict. Useful frames, sometimes. But incomplete ones. If you want to understand why regimes rise, why wars never seem to end, and why the same regions keep bleeding across decades; follow the money. More specifically, follow the printing press.

The modern state of Iran isn't just a geopolitical story. It's a fiat money story. And once you see it that way, you can't unsee it.

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> Most people analyze geopolitics through the lens of religion, ideology, or ethnic conflict. Useful frames, sometimes. But incomplete ones. If you want to understand why regimes rise, why wars never seem to end, and why the same regions keep bleeding across decades; follow the money. More specifically, follow the printing press.
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> The modern state of Iran isn't just a geopolitical story. It's a fiat money story. And once you see it that way, you can't unsee it.
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> * 1953: You Can't Nationalize What the Dollar Needs
> * 1971–1979: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Petrodollar Trap
> * The Perpetual War Machine: Funding Both Sides of the Conflict
> * 2012: SWIFT, Sanctions, and the Accidental Bitcoin Ad
> * The Global War Machine: Funded by the Dollar
> * Bitcoin: Defunding the Global Theater
> * The Bottom Line
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> #
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> [**...read more at bitcoinwell.com**](https://bitcoinwell.com/blog/how-iran-is-a-creation-of-fiat-money)