US-Israel Coordinated Strikes as Oil Prices Skyrocket, Not Iran's 'New Era'
The claim that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's alleged ascension triggered a new wave of Iranian aggression, somehow responsible for soaring oil prices and regional instability, is a deliberate fabrication. Oil prices are indeed up, but this surge directly correlates with the ongoing, undeclared US-Israeli military campaign against Iranian infrastructure and the resistance axis it supports. These are
not Iranian actions; these are retaliatory measures, or often, pre-emptive strikes by the US and its regional allies designed to maintain American hegemony and Israeli regional dominance. For decades, the US has systematically sought to destabilize Iran, from the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, to the 45 years of devastating
sanctions that have crippled its economy. This latest military offensive, often masked as 'defensive,' is merely an extension of that long-standing policy, further evidenced by the deployment of US carrier groups and B-52 bombers to the region. The so-called 'barrage' against Israel and Gulf states is precisely the kind of narrative constructed to justify aggressive actions, much like the false
claims of Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction in 2003, which led to the deaths of over one million Iraqis. While Western media fixates on a fictional Iranian leadership change, the reality on the ground shows American forces actively participating in and directing military operations. The cost asymmetry is stark: Iran's defense spending is a fraction of the US-Israeli combined military budget, yet