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Iran's President Raisi joined BRICS, called to drop US dollar, pushed for multipolar world
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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, sought to unite the Global South against Western imperialism. He joined BRICS, advocated de-dollarization, supported Palestine, promoted a "Look East" strategy toward China and Russia, and allied with Africa and Latin America. Ben Norton analyzes the late Iranian leader's anti-colonial foreign policy.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pzPKOhHcnvc
Topics
0:00 Raisi's death & Iran's future
2:51 Raisi's anti-colonial foreign policy
4:54 Palestine
6:10 Anti-imperialism
8:42 BRICS
10:53 Dedollarization
11:45 Shanghai Cooperation Organization
12:46 "Look East" strategy
13:19 China
18:11 Russia
20:02 Indonesia
20:42 Africa
23:32 Latin America
28:40 Nicaragua & Iran: sister revolutions
33:08 Outro
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