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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consortium_Agreement_of_1954 The Consortium Agreement of 1954 (Persian: قرارداد کنسرسیوم) provided Western oil companies with 50% ownership of Iranian oil production after its ratification in 1954 expiring in 1979.[1] According to the consortium agreement, 40% of Iran's oil shares belonged to 5 American companies, the other 40% belonged to Iran-UK oil companies, 14% belonged to a Dutch oil company, and the remaining 6% belonged to a French oil company.[2] In spite of numerous negotiations and offers, Mohammad Reza Shah refused to extend the Agreement which originally and clearly postulated that the Consortium had the right to prolong it 15 years (3 times 5 years). A year after the overthrow of Premier Mohammad Mossadegh by the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, the British and American governments began pressuring the reinstated Shah of Iran into negotiations with Britain over the ownership of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The British cabinet had imposed a series of economic sanctions on Iran that prohibited the export of key commodities to Iran.[3] Britain's boycott had become devastatingly effective, with Iranians "becoming poorer and unhappier by the day".[4 The dispute was finalized with the incorporation of a 25-year international Oil Consortium Agreement of 1954, dividing the aforementioned 50% ownership to foreign companies as follows. 40% to be divided equally (8% each) among the five major American companies; British Petroleum to have a 40% share; Royal Dutch/Shell to have 14%; and Compagnie française des pétroles, a French Company, to receive 6%. A year later in 1955 US-government ordered the 5 US-companies to each transfer 1% of their 8%, to several smaller companies because these companies had complained that 'they were left out'.[5] The agreement further stipulates that the Consortium would take care of (almost) all production, Refining, transport and (only international) marketing of Iranian oil for which purposes two Dutch legal entities were to be created and based in The Netherlands: Iranian Oil Refining Company Iranian Oil Exploration and Producing Company. Basing these companies in Great Britain was considered politically undesirable, as was the initial wish of BP to get 50%. With English companies and a large 50% stake, was thought not to be acceptable to the Iranians. Furthermore, 50% would materially give BP a majority stake because BP had strong connections with the little (6%) French company CFP. Hence only 40% for the former 100% possessor. The agreement, which was heavily pressured by President Eisenhower, gave American oil companies significant influence over how much petroleum Iran pumped and the price it could sell for.[6] Beginning in 1973, the Shah faced increasing tensions with Western nations after announcing he would not renew the consortium agreement upon its expiration and planned to nationalize Iranian oil in 1979. The Shah, speaking to 5,000 farmers and workers, accused the oil companies of mishandling operations under the 1954 agreement. He said he had ordered the National Iranian Oil Company to start hiring foreign experts to work with Iranians so the company could take over the consortium's duties “either immediately or from 1979.”[5] Many Iranians accuse Western nations of supporting the overthrow of the Shah due to his failure to renew the consortium agreement in 1979 in what is known as the 1979 Iranian Revolution conspiracy theory.[7] According to the New York Times, the oil companies, through a spokesman, argued that the Shah did not have a legal right to end their contract in 1979, because the Consortium had the right of prolonging it for 15 years.
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Yeah, and if the OG is out of the equation, whoever comes into power is going to have to play nice with the rest of the world.
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As long as the religious nuts are in power, Israel will be their bogeyman, and it feels like they will be even more inclined to get nukes built. And they are even more isolated after Syria fell.
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Yeah, it won't spread beyond Iran/Israel. Russia can't fuck with Israel and can't even defend Iran. I would have been worried had any other Muslim nations sided with Iran (outside of Yemen) but they are more than content to see Iran wrecked. I'm curious what countries are letting Israeli aircraft fly over them. Lichtenstein will be penalized.
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I think at some point Israel knocks off the Iranian leadership and hopes some kind of revolution kicks in and the radicals are thrown out.
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ChatGPT AI Tool— We all work for robots now
atomheartbevo replied to 956 Worldwide's topic in Daily Texan
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Hays County had two EF-0 tornadoes the other night. https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/nws-two-separate-ef-0-tornadoes-in-hays-county/
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Until somebody parks half-a-dozen cargo ships up and down the East, West, and Gulf Coasts, and a few containers open up and out fly a shitload of drones. None of Tom Clancy's ghost writers better steal that plot (but they will).
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And we would seek to fuck over Iran for so many reasons (financial, cultural, historical, political, and the list goes on), and Iran knows this, not to mention we've been allied with the Sunnis/Saudis who are at war with Iran's proxies in Yemen, and that whole thing about supporting Israel ride-or-die, so we would in fact be the worst option. I don't like the idea for reasons that @bolverk mentioned (China would be seeking something that benefits them trade-wise as well as gaining geopolitical clout), but regardless, we are definitely not the party to negotiate anything with Iran, so it'd have to be somebody else. Ironically, Russia probably has the most to lose if this continues, and they need this shit over with now. The longer this goes, the likelihood increases that Israel will cripple Iran's capacity to supply Russia with munitions of various types. In fact, they may have already crippled at least some of Iran's infrastructure that supplies Russia. The Russians are probably screaming at the Iranians to end this now.
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This could be really good for Ukraine. Even if those aren’t being sold to Russia, it could cause Iran to suspend shipments of other systems to Russia as they save them for themselves.
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Keeping YGIFS love of 90s SNL alive.
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It led to the crippling of communications for Hezbollah - they can’t use cell phones and they don’t trust pagers. At the least, it’s probably reduced their effectiveness quite a bit.
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Did it feel like…
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
atomheartbevo replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
“If you hit them and cripple them, you have to pay their wages for the rest of their life. If you kill them, you only have to pay for their funeral!” -
The Red Wedding was merely masturbatory material for the fans.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
atomheartbevo replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
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I wouldn’t be surprised if Ukraine helped a tiny bit, I’m sure they are tracking shipments out of Iran to Russia.
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Bill Pullman’s kid has been cast as his son.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
atomheartbevo replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
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He was somewhat trying to play peacemaker and was willing to work with Iran to get them within compliance. Not because he cares about peace in the Middle East, but because he was trying to keep Israel from wrecking one of Russia’s biggest weapons suppliers. Speaking of, this could have a ripple effect for Ukraine if fewer drone/missile systems are shipped to Russia because Iran wants to use them against Israel.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
atomheartbevo replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
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Meta AI is designed in such a way that causes boomers to publicly post their AI prompts and questions. PSA: Get Your Parents Off the Meta AI App Right Now Wild things are happening on Meta’s AI app. The feed is almost entirely boomers who seem to have no idea their conversations with the chatbot are posted publicly. They get pretty personal (see second pic, which I anonymized). pic.twitter.com/0Hoff1psPU — Justine Moore (@venturetwins) June 11, 2025 There were a lot of tweaks when Meta crossed over from the Meta View app to the Meta AI app back in late April, and it seems not all of them have been registered by the people using it. Arguably one of the biggest shifts, as you can see from the tweet above, is the addition of a “Discover” feed, which in this case means that you can see publicly what kinds of prompts people are funneling into Meta’s ChatGPT competitor. That might be fine if those people knew that what they were asking Meta AI would be displayed in a public feed that’s prominently featured in the app, but based on the prompts highlighted by one tech investor, Justine Moore, on X, it doesn’t really look like people do know that, and it’s bad, folks. Very bad. I spent an hour browsing the app, and saw: -Medical and tax records -Private details on court cases -Draft apology letters for crimes -Home addresses -Confessions of affairs …and much more! Not going to post any of those – but here’s my favorite so far pic.twitter.com/9KqGeLB5UN — Justine Moore (@venturetwins) June 12, 2025 As Moore notes, users are throwing all sorts of prompts into Meta AI without knowing that they’re being displayed publicly, including sensitive medical and tax documents, addresses, and deeply personal information—including, but not limited to—confessions of affairs, crimes, and court cases. The list, unfortunately, goes on. I took a short stroll through the Meta AI app for myself just to verify that this was seemingly still happening as of writing this post, and I regret to inform you all that the pain train seems to be rolling onward. In my exploration of the app, I found seemingly confidential prompts addressing doubts/issues with significant others, including one woman questioning whether her male partner is truly a feminist. I also uncovered a self-identified 66-year-old man asking where he can find women who are interested in “older men,” and just a few hours later, inquiring about transgender women in Thailand. I can’t say for sure, but I am going to guess that neither of these prompts was meant for public consumption. I mean, hey, different strokes for different folks, but typically when I’m seeking dating advice or having doubts about my relationship, I prefer it to be between me and a therapist or close friend. Gizmodo has reached out to Meta about the issue, and a spokesperson stressed that posts are only shared when users tap the “share” button at the top-right corner of the Meta AI interface after asking the chatbot a question. There’s also a “post” button to send the exchange to Discover. When asked why it thinks so many users may have mistakenly posted what they intended to be private queries, a Meta spokesperson did not respond.
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