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RT Taban (@Tabantimes)There’s something deeply depressing about the destruction of Mobarakeh Steel Company in Isfahan, and the loss goes far beyond economics.Iran’s century-long fight to build its own industrial base, but keep getting knocked back, is what makes this attack feel especially personal.MSC wasn’t just a regular company.It was the largest steel producer in Iran and across the MENA region, responsible for more than half the country’s total output.In an economy that runs on oil, a single company p ...