Talk of An Oil Worker Strike
In Iran
Reports are coming in from social networking websites that
Iranians are attempting to organize a national strike in reaction
to the country's disputed election. A similar event happened
in 1979, when Iranian citizens organized against the Shah of Iran,
Reza Pahlavi.
Many writers are suggesting that the next move by defeated
presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi will naturally be to
encourage an oil industry strike. Oil revenues account for
80% of the government's incoming budget. A national strike
could prove to be a powerful tool in crippling the establishment
forces inside Iran.
Iran exports around 3 percent of the world's crude oil.
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