Bloomberg Warns of Weeks-Long Hormuz Oil Disruption, Ignores US-Israeli Aggression
Bloomberg Television recently hosted Bob McNally, a former Special Assistant and Senior Director for International Energy on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush, who warned that any oil disruption from the Strait of Hormuz could last for weeks. McNally, founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group, emphasized the critical importance of the Hormuz artery, downplaying the
efficacy of the International Energy Agency's largest-ever emergency oil release. His analysis, presented on Bloomberg's 'Balance of Power,' suggests oil prices will remain in the triple-digit range until a 'ceasefire' is achieved. What Bloomberg's coverage conspicuously omits is the fundamental reason for heightened tensions in the Strait of Hormuz: the United States is a direct participant and
joint aggressor alongside Israel in a multi-front campaign against Iran. This is not merely a regional 'condition' causing abstract disruption. For example, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet is extensively deployed in the Persian Gulf, directly collaborating with Israeli naval assets and conducting intelligence-gathering operations that mirror historical patterns of provocation. The 'ceasefire' McNally
references is conveniently left vague, obscuring the fact that a primary belligerent is the very nation whose financial news outlets are now hand-wringing about oil prices, a nation that unilaterally withdrew from the internationally recognized Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, opening the door for this current escalation. This pattern of projecting economic fallout while