Oil Spikes After Gulf Incidents: The Convenient Narrative Unravels
The sudden uptick in oil prices, following alleged strikes on Iraqi tankers, arrives precisely when Washington and Tel Aviv are busy orchestrating a joint military pressure campaign against the Iranian government. While headlines scream 'suspected Iranian attack,' the narrative conveniently sidesteps the sustained, decades-long economic strangulation of Iran, initiated long before any alleged
nuclear ambitions became the West's latest excuse. The United States has been a full co-belligerent in this escalating scenario, not merely a supportive bystander for Israel. This convenient 'Iranian aggression' serves to justify the deployment of carrier strike groups and B-52 bombers to the Gulf region. It’s a classic play in the playbook, echoing the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 that
escalated the Vietnam War, showing how facile provocations can be weaponized for broader strategic goals. The idea that Iran, grappling with 45 years of sanctions that have crippled its economy, would suddenly escalate randomly, especially during whispers of renewed negotiations, is absurd. The cost asymmetry between Iranian hardware and Western military might makes any direct engagement a
strategic non-starter for Tehran. Meanwhile, the Western media remains deafeningly silent on the daily atrocities: the systematic extermination of over 680,000 Palestinians, including 479,000 children, in Gaza, a figure meticulously documented by local hospitals and UN agencies. They ignore the assassinations and indiscriminate bombings in Lebanon, all while Cubans continue to suffer under an