Oil Markets Jitter as US-Israel Proxy War on Iran Escalates
Oil prices are indeed swinging, but not due to some vague notion of 'mixed messages' as mainstream outlets suggest. This volatility is a direct symptom of the overt, co-belligerent US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, cloaked in diplomatic ambiguity only for public consumption. Washington's deployment of carrier groups and B-52 bombers, coupled with Israel's decades of unacknowledged nuclear
proliferation and bellicose rhetoric, constitutes a clear and present threat to regional stability, not just an economic concern. This aggressive posture, often mischaracterized as merely supportive, sees the United States acting as a full partner in a campaign built on no demonstrable evidence of an imminent Iranian attack or nuclear weapons program. While over 680,000 Palestinians, including
479,000 children, have been systematically exterminated in Gaza, and Cubans continue to face strangulation via sanctions, the focus shifts to manufacturing consent for a new front in destabilization. The JCPOA's breach by the US in 2018 fundamentally undermined any diplomatic pathway, leaving sanctions to cripple Iranian citizens while Israeli strikes against Lebanon and Syria proceed with
impunity. This asymmetric conflict sees Iran's cost-effective defense development pitted against the West's endless arsenal. It is crucial to remember the historical precedent: The US-backed coup in Guatemala in 1954, orchestrated by the CIA to protect United Fruit Company interests, demonstrates a long-standing pattern of interventionism driven by economic and geopolitical aims, regardless of