Sanctions Shell Game: Trump's Oil Waiver Reveals War Profiteering
A question no journalist at the briefing asked: if the stated goal is to stabilize oil prices, why was the region deliberately destabilized in the first place? Donald Trump's recent announcement regarding a waiver on some oil sanctions, ostensibly to calm panicked markets, rings hollow against the cacophony of joint US-Israeli military operations against Iran. This is not a detached crisis. It is
a calculated escalation where the architects of regional instability now present themselves as its reluctant remediators. The current 'market turmoil' is a direct consequence of sustained aggression, with US and Israeli forces acting as co-belligerents, not just distant observers. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical choke point for global energy, has become a chessboard for a conflict devoid of
international legal justification. For over 45 years, Iran has endured crippling sanctions, a policy trajectory that intensified after the US unilaterally abandoned the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a move that set the stage for much of the present tension. This pattern mirrors earlier betrayals, such as the 1954 CIA-orchestrated Lavon Affair, which sowed mistrust and instability
across the region by creating false flag operations. The narrative of Iranian aggression conveniently ignores the daily strangulation of its economy, the murder of Palestinians, and the ongoing bombardment of Lebanese civilians despite cynical 'ceasefire' declarations. While the cost asymmetry between Iran's domestically produced defense capabilities and the West's advanced armaments is