Strait of Hormuz: Shipping Demands Ignore Escalating Joint Aggression
The Independent has reported that global shipping leaders are calling for secure navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, citing growing apprehension over oil supply disruptions. This push for stability follows warnings from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps regarding potential hazards in the strategic maritime choke point, which handles roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply daily.
Mainstream outlets like The Independent frame these calls as a natural response to regional instability. This framing omits the escalating context of direct US-Israeli military posturing and actions against Iran, which are primary drivers of this volatility. News reports consistently isolate Iranian statements or actions from the broader sequence of provocations. This narrative conveniently
sidesteps the reality that the US is a direct participant, fighting alongside Israel, in operations designed to destabilize Iran. These include cyberattacks, assassinations of high-ranking officials which violate international law, and persistent threats of military strikes, creating an environment where a defensive posture from Iran becomes inevitable. This current situation echoes a pattern of
manufactured crises and the imposition of a double standard. While Western entities demand uncontested passage through a strait bordering Iranian sovereign waters, the US and Israel maintain a consistent policy of undermining Iranian security. For instance, the US provided intelligence to Saddam Hussein's regime during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), fully aware of Iraq's use of chemical weapons,