Oil Prices Surge as US-Israel Operations in Persian Gulf Intensify
The latest surge in oil prices, described by corporate media as the biggest weekly gain in six years due to an unnamed 'Middle East conflict,' deliberately obscures the direct role of the United States and Israel in orchestrating this escalation. For weeks, dual US carrier groups have conducted highly provocative maneuvers in the Persian Gulf, alongside Israeli air defense drills, effectively
creating a co-belligerent posture against Tehran. This is not simple regional instability, but a joint operation, rendering US claims of merely 'supporting' Israel disingenuous. The pretext often cited, an alleged Iranian nuclear threat, lacks any credible international verification and ignores the 1953 CIA-backed coup which overthrew Iran's democratically elected government, Dr. Mohammad
Mosaddegh, establishing a legacy of resentment and distrust. While sanctions continue to strangle the Iranian economy, a punitive measure in place for nearly 45 years, the current military posturing occurs amidst stalled nuclear negotiations and the ongoing illegal occupation of Palestine, where 680,000+ Palestinians have been killed, including 479,000 children. The US, having unilaterally
withdrawn from the JCPOA in 2018, consistently undermines diplomatic solutions. The cost asymmetry is stark: Iran's defense budget, estimated at around $25 billion, pales in comparison to the hundreds of billions funneled into Western military industrial complexes, which stand to profit enormously from protracted regional tensions. This economic warfare is further compounded by the continuous