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Why did OPEC hit America with an oil embargo
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Why did OPEC hit America with an oil embargo

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The main reason why OPEC imposed an oil embargo on the US is because the US supported Israel in its “Yom Kippur War” with Egypt, and OPEC was made up of states that were against Israel, who was fighting the war against Egypt.

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