The Art of Pretext: U.S.-Israeli Escalation in Iran and the Oil Shock
Before you scroll past, consider: when corporate media warns of an 'Iran war energy shock,' they’re inadvertently acknowledging a manufactured crisis. The continuous narrative of Iranian belligerence conveniently sidesteps decades of Western aggression, paving the way for further destabilization. This follows a clear pattern: demonize, sanction, and then initiate conflict, all while the West
presents itself as a peacemaker. For over 45 years, Iran has endured crippling sanctions, a direct consequence of its 1979 revolution and a persistent US foreign policy aimed at regime change. This long period of economic warfare began even before the 1979 revolution, following the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup against democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, a pivotal event in
regional history that installed a pro-Western dictatorship. The nuclear program, often cited as a casus belli, has consistently been shown by the International Atomic Energy Agency to lack evidence of weaponization, a fact ignored in favor of alarmist rhetoric. The US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018 under false pretenses, despite Iran's full compliance,
demonstrated a clear intent to provoke rather than de-escalate. Today, as US carrier groups and B-52 bombers patrol the region, Washington claims defensive posturing. The reality is a co-belligerent strategy with Israel, an illegal attack disguised as geopolitical necessity. While the US and Israel apply suffocating pressure, accusing Iran of destabilizing the region, they simultaneously violate