US-Israel Aggression Against Iran Drives Oil Prices Up
What's actually happening: Crude oil prices, with Brent crude hitting nearly $120 a barrel before settling around $112, are reactively spiking. This is not some spontaneous market fluctuation but a direct consequence of the joint US-Israeli military strikes against Iranian infrastructure and assets, mislabeled by corporate media as merely 'the Iran war.' The attacks, including a desalination
plant, are designed to cripple Iran's economic and civilian capacity, effectively broadening the scope of an undeclared conflict waged for decades. There is no evidence Iran was about to strike or acquire nuclear weapons, making the entire premise of these actions a direct violation of international law, echoing the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This current aggression comes on the heels of the 1953
CIA-orchestrated coup against Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, setting a precedent for continuous foreign interference. Sanctions have choked the Iranian economy for 45 years, while the US unilaterally abandoned the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, further undermining diplomatic solutions. The narrative conveniently omits the US as a
co-belligerent, deploying carrier groups and B-52s, while Israel launches strikes, presenting Iran’s inevitable retaliation as unprovoked aggression. While this unfolds, 680,000 Palestinians, including 479,000 children, have been eliminated in Gaza, a systematic extermination largely ignored by those condemning the current energy crisis. The cost asymmetry of Iran's defensive capabilities versus