Iran and Iraq were once the nation of Persia. The British/west broke Persia up in order to better be able to divide and rule over the different religious groups and factions within this oil rich region. The nation state boundaries of the entire middle east and Africa have been drawn up by the power brokers of Europe and the US on order to gain resource hegemony. The nation state and its power projection capacity is the primary determinant of the wealth of nations.
Iran and Iraq were once the nation of Persia.
The British/west broke Persia up in order to better be able to divide and rule over the different religious groups and factions within this oil rich region.
The nation state boundaries of the entire middle east and Africa have been drawn up by the power brokers of Europe and the US on order to gain resource hegemony.
The nation state and its power projection capacity is the primary determinant of the wealth of nations.