Asked by wholemelt

Which most likely was Persia’s most valuable asset?

its canals
its cotton crop
its mines
its oil supply

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
its oil supply

Oil discoveries in the late 19th/early 20th century made Persia (Iran) strategically and economically valuable — foreign companies and governments competed for its oil, which became a major source of revenue.