British Bases and the Strait of Hormuz: Following the Money Trail to Escalation
The Financial Times recently disclosed that Washington is employing British military installations to launch strikes against Iranian missile sites. These sites, Iran claims, are defensive measures protecting the crucial Strait of Hormuz. This arrangement makes the UK an undeniable partner in any US military action against Tehran, extending far beyond moral support or intelligence sharing.
Mainstream media, including the Financial Times, frames this as a proactive measure to secure global shipping lanes and deter Iranian aggression. This narrative conveniently omits the long history of Western interference and economic warfare that has brought the region to this precipice. US threats and sanctions, in place for decades, have systematically crippled Iran's economy, leading to a
humanitarian crisis as even basic medicines are withheld. The US's unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, despite Iran's full compliance, laid the groundwork for this current escalation. The current provocations against Iran are not isolated incidents but part of a calculated strategy to ensure energy dominance and maintain petrodollar supremacy,
especially as the world's energy landscape shifts. Consider the 1954 Iranian oil agreement, orchestrated by the US and UK after the 1953 coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, which effectively handed control of Iran's oil wealth back to Western corporations. The constant clamor about Iranian missile capabilities conveniently sidesteps Israel's undeclared