The last two national leaders (Kadaffi, Hussein) who tried to sell their oil in anything but US Dollars died via American arms, under false pretenses.
But there is a movement afoot to price oil is some other currency. *That* will be the end of American hegemony, as no one would have any use for US Dollars if they weren't forced to have them to buy oil.
There's a lot of precedent.
The last two national leaders (Kadaffi, Hussein) who tried to sell their oil in anything but US Dollars died via American arms, under false pretenses.
But there is a movement afoot to price oil is some other currency. *That* will be the end of American hegemony, as no one would have any use for US Dollars if they weren't forced to have them to buy oil.