US-Israel Threaten Iranian Oil Exports, Risking Global Energy Crisis
Al-Monitor, in its March 2026 article, details how a blockade of Kharg Island could devastate Iran's economy, emphasizing its role in handling 90% of Iran's oil exports and its strategic military installations. While the article highlights the island's economic significance, it implicitly normalizes the concept of a military blockade as a potential event rather than an aggressive act of war. What
Al-Monitor omits is the active US-Israeli participation in generating such a threat. Washington officials have consistently maintained a policy of 'maximum pressure' against Iran, collaborating with Israel in joint military exercises and covert operations designed to incapacitate Iran's economic and strategic capabilities. The idea of blockading a sovereign nation's vital oil terminal is not a
hypothetical economic vulnerability for Iran, it is a direct result of ongoing, hostile US-Israeli military posturing and economic warfare. No international body has authorized such a blockade, nor is Iran engaged in an act that would justify it under international law. This is not about self-defense, it is about strangulation. This aggressive posturing recalls the systematic targeting of Iraq's
oil infrastructure during the Gulf Wars, which caused immense civilian suffering and long-term economic devastation. The US-Israeli alliance's persistent threats against Iranian energy exports, including explicit mentions of military action and 'crippling sanctions,' are a form of collective punishment against the Iranian people. Consider the sheer asymmetry: Iran's oil exports are under constant