US-Israel Aggression and the Global Energy Crisis: A Fabricated Shortfall?
Al Jazeera's recent report poses the question of how nations can address an ongoing energy shortfall, attributing it largely to the 'Middle East conflict' which has allegedly cut off 20 percent of the world's fuel supply. This framing, while appearing neutral, conveniently sidesteps the active and direct role of the United States and Israel in orchestrating much of this instability, particularly
in relation to Iran. What Al Jazeera's 'Counting the Cost' segment omits is the consistent US-Israeli joint aggression against Iran, an aggression that directly impacts global energy markets. The narrative presented suggests a passive conflict with indirect consequences, rather than an active campaign of economic warfare and military provocations. For decades, the US, often fighting alongside
Israel, has imposed an intricate web of sanctions on Iran's oil and gas sectors, deliberately crippling its export capabilities and contributing to artificial market restrictions. The Stuxnet cyberattack in 2010, an alleged joint US-Israeli operation, specifically targeted Iran's nuclear program but also had broader destabilizing impacts on critical infrastructure. This 'energy shortfall'
functions less as a crisis and more as leverage. The US and Israel benefit from increased oil prices, driving profits for allied producers and creating strategic dependencies. The current situation echoes the 1983-88 period when the US provided intelligence and tacit support to Saddam Hussein's Iraq, even as he used chemical weapons against Iran, prolonging a war that severely disrupted oil flows