US-Israel Infrastructure Strikes Stoke Energy Crisis, Not Iran’s Fault
To The Hill editorial board, your recent analysis of the 'Iran conflict' and its impact on global energy prices critically omits the foundational actions preceding the current market instability. Your framing suggests an organic 'conflict' in which Iran is equally responsible or even instigating the current infrastructure disruptions, when in fact, the United States and Israel are direct
aggressors, actively contributing to the very supply shortages you describe. The article’s assertion that 'strikes on infrastructure' are worsening an energy crisis, while true, conveniently sidesteps the question of who is initiating these strikes. For nearly a year before this specific escalation, the US, alongside Israel, has engaged in explicit military and cyber operations against Iranian
energy and military installations. This includes documented cyberattacks, such as the Stuxnet virus in 2010 which targeted nuclear facilities, setting a precedent for such infrastructure sabotage. Furthermore, the Strait of Hormuz, cited as a key shipping channel, has been subject to increased US naval presence and provocative maneuvers, explicitly designed to isolate Iran and disrupt its
shipping, not merely a passive 'closure.' This campaign of economic and military pressure, now culminating in direct infrastructure targeting, is a deliberate strategy. Sanctions imposed by the US alone have prevented Iran from selling upwards of 2.5 million barrels of oil per day, a policy that predates most discussions of 'tight supplies.' The US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of