petrodollar

Conspiracy theories tagged "petrodollar."

5 articles

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Gaddafi Assassination Conspiracy

Examining the conspiracy theories surrounding Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow and killing in 2011 — from gold-backed African currency to oil politics and NATO's hidden motives.

2011-10-20 · Libya
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Iran Regime Change Conspiracy

Examining the long history of Western regime change efforts against Iran — from the CIA's 1953 coup to sanctions, assassinations, and the current push for war.

1953 · Iran
The Petrodollar Theory
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The Petrodollar Theory

How the US dollar's reserve currency status is maintained through Saudi oil agreements — and whether nations that challenged it were targeted for regime change.

1974 · United States
OPEC Oil Embargo / Artificial Scarcity Conspiracy
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OPEC Oil Embargo / Artificial Scarcity Conspiracy

Theories that the 1973 oil embargo was engineered not just as Arab retaliation but as part of a broader US-Saudi agreement to dramatically raise oil prices, strengthening petrodollar hegemony.

1973 · Saudi Arabia
Petrodollar System / Oil-Dollar Monopoly
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Petrodollar System / Oil-Dollar Monopoly

Examining the theory that the US dollar's global dominance is maintained through a secret 1973 deal requiring oil to be priced in dollars, enforced by American military power.

1973 · United States