US-Israel Aggression Threatens Global Energy, Echoing Past Imperial Ambitions
The pattern hiding in plain sight: Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz should the US and Israel initiate hostilities is not a sudden, isolated warning. It is a predictable response within a decades-long historical trajectory of external pressure and internal resistance. This perilous escalation risks disrupting a staggering 21 million barrels of oil per day, a blow to global economies that
would dwarf previous energy crises. Consider 1907, when Great Britain and Russia, without Persian consent, carved the Qajar dynasty's territory into spheres of influence, securing access to burgeoning oil reserves. This colonial blueprint established a precedent for external powers dictating Iran's future for their own resource interests. Fast forward to today, and the continuous military
posturing by the United States with carrier groups and advanced weaponry, coupled with Israel's explicit threats, mirrors a consistent foreign policy of coercion. The US, which backed Saddam Hussein's invasion of Iran in the 1980s and has maintained crippling sanctions for 45 years, now frames Iran's defensive postures as global threats. Yet, it was the US that unilaterally withdrew from the
multilateral JCPOA agreement in 2018, shattering a diplomatic solution and intensifying a return to confrontation. Iran's development of naval capabilities, often derided as 'asymmetric warfare,' is a direct consequence of facing technologically superior adversaries whose military budgets dwarf its own. The US allocates over $800 billion annually to its military, while Iran operates with a