{"id":36548,"date":"2018-08-08T06:45:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T11:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=36548"},"modified":"2018-08-08T06:45:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T11:45:27","slug":"ahmadinejad-urges-end-to-us-dollar-hegemony-current-world-order-needs-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=36548","title":{"rendered":"Ahmadinejad Urges End To US Dollar Hegemony: &#8220;Current [World] Order Needs To Change&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-08-07\/ahmadinejad-urges-end-us-dollar-hegemony-current-world-order-needs-change\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Ahmadinejad Urges End To US Dollar Hegemony: &#8220;Current [World] Order Needs To Change&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1262\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1262\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>As US re-imposes sanctions on Iran, former two-term Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has spoken out against the current US hegemony.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/business\/435310-dollar-us-empire-reorder-ahmadinejad\/\"><em>As RT notes,<\/em><\/a> Ahamdinejad says the dollar is one of the major pillars of US dominance over global finance and trade; <strong>calling for change in the current world order.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/5b6981c0fc7e93231c8b456b.jpg?itok=7116TUz2\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/5b6981c0fc7e93231c8b456b.jpg?itok=7116TUz2\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/5b6981c0fc7e93231c8b456b.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/5b6981c0fc7e93231c8b456b.jpg?itok=7116TUz2 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"692ce6f0-6511-4bd8-947b-3b10b8424601\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former leader of the Islamic Republic tweeted on Monday, that <em><strong>&#8220;The use of the US Dollar as the standard unit of currency in global markets and the world banking system is the key strength of the American Empire. Things need to change, current orders should be reordered.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar  Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ahmadinejad1956\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (screen name: Ahmadinejad1956)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/838335316935200768\/VKJJiFj8_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/838335316935200768\/VKJJiFj8_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/838335316935200768\/VKJJiFj8_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The use of the US Dollar as the standard unit of currency in global markets and the world banking system is the key strength of the American Empire.\u00a0Things need to change, current orders should be reordered.<a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Newworldorder?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">Newworldorder<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DollarDictatorship?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">DollarDictatorship<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: August 06, 2018 12:07:31 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-08-06T12:07:31+0000\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ahmadinejad1956\/status\/1026439624607064064\" data-datetime=\"2018-08-06T12:07:31+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\">8:07 AM &#8211; Aug 6, 2018<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Seemingly confirming Ahmadinejad&#8217;s warning, President Trump reiterated his warnings against breaking Washington&#8217;s sanctions, saying in a tweet that <strong><em>&#8220;Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States. I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar  Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Donald J. Trump (screen name: realDonaldTrump)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/874276197357596672\/kUuht00m_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/874276197357596672\/kUuht00m_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/874276197357596672\/kUuht00m_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed, and in November they ratchet up to yet another level.\u00a0Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States. I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: August 07, 2018 09:31:46 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-08-07T09:31:46+0000\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1026762818773757955\" data-datetime=\"2018-08-07T09:31:46+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\">5:31 AM &#8211; Aug 7, 2018<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>But, while it is a little premature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-08-07\/petroyuan-futures-surge-limit-record-high-us-sanctions-hit-iran\"><strong>the relative surge in China&#8217;s &#8216;petroyuan&#8217; futures contract overnight <\/strong><\/a>could suggest a shift away from the petrodollar to avoid US sanctions on Iranian oil&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-08-07_6-55-03.jpg?itok=w7AnpxeN\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-08-07_6-55-03.jpg?itok=w7AnpxeN\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-08-07_6-55-03.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2018-08-07_6-55-03.jpg?itok=w7AnpxeN 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"263\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"5a9900e0-382b-4e94-9ca8-9148c7f1eb11\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The beginning of the end of the petrodollar?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extras-section\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above\">\n<div class=\"field__items\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmadinejad Urges End To US Dollar Hegemony: &#8220;Current [World] Order Needs To Change&#8221; As US re-imposes sanctions on Iran, former two-term Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has spoken out against the current US hegemony. As RT notes, Ahamdinejad says the dollar is one of the major pillars of US dominance over global finance and trade; calling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[7844,1997,441,21185,827,839,3142],"class_list":["post-36548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economics","category-geopolitics","tag-donald-trump","tag-economic-sanctions","tag-iran","tag-mahmoud-ahmadinejad","tag-united-states","tag-us-dollar","tag-us-empire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36548"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36549,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36548\/revisions\/36549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}