Where it all began! Oil Well No. 1
Where it all began! Oil Well No. 1
19-Aug-2008
This is a short news clip by the BBC (say what you must about them) that briefly describes the discovery and historical importance of Iran with regards to its vast oil/natural gas reserves. At minute 3:14 a Mr. Bijan Khajehpour briefly comments on whether Iranian oil has been beneficial to its inhabitants or whether it has hindered their social development due to it being highly sought out after by many imperialistic nations.
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I love MIS the land of my
by Mitra from khuzistan (not verified) on Wed Aug 20, 2008 03:01 PM PDTI love MIS the land of my ancestors! Not only the British but other Iranians owe alot to the people of that region. This region has been negelected by the Iranin government and it is a shame!