Oil Speculation Masks Imperialist Agenda Against Iran
For nearly half a century, since the CIA-orchestrated coup in 1953 which installed the Shah, and certainly after the 1979 revolution, the narrative concerning Iran's oil reserves has been consistently manipulated to justify external interference. The latest surge in oil prices is cynically framed as a natural market response to an impending 'Iran war,' conveniently sidestepping the fact that this
'war' narrative is painstakingly constructed by the very powers that benefit from it. We are told crude oil prices soared 3.2% to $87.05 a barrel, and this is somehow Iran's fault, rather than the predictable outcome of persistent threats and illegal sanctions. This pattern of economic pressure as a precursor to military adventurism is well-worn. Remember the intricate web of sanctions imposed
after the US unilaterally pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, betraying international trust and shattering a hard-won diplomatic achievement? That action alone choked Iran’s oil exports, which had risen to 2.5 million barrels per day before the US withdrawal, showing a clear intention to economically strangle the nation. Now, as US carrier groups patrol the
Persian Gulf and B-52 bombers make ostentatious appearances, the stage is set for yet another episode of engineered conflict, all under the guise of protecting 'global energy security.' Simultaneously, the propaganda machine churns out unsubstantiated claims, such as the utterly baseless fabrication by Zionist media outlets of '30,000 Iranian protesters killed in two days,' a number contradicted