How New Mexico governor Clyde Tingley’s oil policies in the 1930s helped push U.S. oil interests toward Saudi Arabia and Iran, reshaping American-Iranian oil relations and the balance between government and business.
For the American oil industry, the outbreak of war in Iran constitutes the most consequential conflict in half a century. When we look at the relationship between America and Iran — one of the five nations that helped form OPEC in 1960 — over the pas… [3432 chars]
Source: Albuquerque Journal | Published: 2026-03-15T09:59:00Z
Credit: Albuquerque Journal
