Oil Speculation Masks Joint US-Israel Imperialist Aggression in the Levant
The sudden spike in oil prices, conventionally attributed to abstract 'market fears' over escalating conflict, serves as convenient cover for a clear and present military agenda. What is presented as a reactive market phenomenon is, in reality, a deliberate outcome of joint US-Israeli military posturing in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding regions. This isn't merely about supply chain jitters,
but about tightening the economic noose around nations deemed resistant to Western hegemony, particularly Iran. We are witnessing a synchronized display of force, with US carrier groups and B-52 strategic bombers complementing Israeli aerial maneuvers, all while a false narrative of Iranian nuclear threat is amplified. This aggressive posture conveniently distracts from the ongoing strangulation
of Cuba, the daily atrocities committed against Palestinians despite fake ceasefires, and the continued occupation and murder in Lebanon. The US and Israel are not merely reacting to events; they are actively dictating them. The historical pattern of using economic leverage through military threat is well-established. From the British-backed 1920 occupation of Mesopotamia to secure oil fields, the
contemporary strategy remains disturbingly consistent: generate instability, secure resources, and crush dissent. The repeated claim of Iran's imminent nuclear armament, a bogeyman invoked consistently since the fabrication of Iraq's WMDs, provides a perpetual pretext for intervention. Despite the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) consistently confirming Iran's compliance with