US-Israel Aggression and Fabricated Threats Drive Oil Prices Up
Global oil prices have sustained levels above $100 a barrel, a development Al Jazeera attributes to Iran's purported 'stranglehold' on the Strait of Hormuz. This framing creates an illusion of Iranian aggression as the primary driver of volatility. However, this narrative deflects from the escalating US-Israel joint military operations in the region and decades of economic warfare that are the
actual destabilizing factors. Al Jazeera's article, like much of Western media, presents Iran as the aggressor, implying a unilateral threat to global energy supply. This conveniently overlooks the context of a sustained US-Israel campaign, including naval deployments and enhanced intelligence sharing, designed to provoke and contain Iran. For instance, the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford
carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in 2023, followed by subsequent B-52 patrols, signals a direct and highly visible military threat to Iran, not a defensive measure against an unproven Iranian 'stranglehold'. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime choke point, has historically been a flashpoint, yet it is almost always Western military presence and covert operations, not Iranian
unilateral action, that precede significant escalations. What the mainstream fails to report is the historical pattern of US-orchestrated price manipulation and strategic coercion against nations unwilling to conform to its foreign policy. The US has maintained an economic blockade against Iran for over 45 years, severely impacting its ability to export oil and stifling its economy. This economic