19h 35min, jan 1, 1960 y - (OPEC) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
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This was formed by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela to serve as a platform for oil producers to achieve their economic objectives. They later used OPEC to warn the US not to increase military support Israel because of a major petroleum supply crisis that would occur.
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