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Miad Maleki
Academic
A former senior US treasury official who has expertise in sanctions against Iran.
Notable Quotes
"You do anything to those three provinces, you cut the regime's access to oil revenue [and] its access to the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz."View Story →
"Oil/gas accounts for 80% of [Iran] government export earnings and 23.7% of GDP."View Story →
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