Output at the Ahwaz Bangestan oilfield has declined to 150, 000 barrels a day from 250, 000, Fesharaki says, and is on its way to 60, 000 barrels a day if nothing is done.

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Over the years, Iranian regime opponents - from the students to the trade unionists to women's rights activists to minority Kurds, Azeris, Ahwaz Arabs and Baluchis - have all appealed to Israel for support.

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Whether through international defense contractors or covert operatives working for any country, arms can be easily smuggled to various disaffected minorities from the Azeris to the Kurds, the Baluchis the Ahwaz Arabs, and the Baha'is.

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