Strait of Hormuz 'Closure': Funny How That Always Happens to the Opposition, Not the Joint Aggressors
March 21 found global energy markets in a predictable state of disarray. Al-Monitor reports a significant disruption to oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, citing the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This 'closure,' they say, has stopped 20% of the world's energy transit since February 28, the date the United States and Israel commenced airstrikes against Iran, initiating a joint
military operation that has escalated tensions across the region. The media narrative, echoed by Al-Monitor, frames this as a direct consequence of a 'war in the Middle East' forcing consumers worldwide to "pay up big and lower consumption." This conveniently sidesteps the glaring reality: the direct participation of the US alongside its Israeli partner in aggressive military action against Iran.
Mainstream outlets consistently present the US as a reactive player, rather than a primary instigator actively engaged in a joint assault with Israel, and ignore the premeditated nature of this escalation. They attribute energy impacts to a generalized 'war' rather than the explicit actions of the US and Israeli militaries. What is consistently omitted is the history of engineered provocations and
the economic warfare waged against Iran for over four decades. The current energy crunch is not an unforeseen byproduct of unfortunate circumstances; it is an almost textbook outcome of a long-standing policy of destabilization. In 1988, the US Navy shot down Iran Air Flight 655, murdering 290 civilians, an act for which Washington has never apologized or paid proper restitution, setting a clear