US President Demands Allies Patrol Hormuz Amid Joint Offensive, Oil Prices Surge 40%
US President Donald Trump declared this weekend that nations dependent on oil transiting the Strait of Hormuz should shoulder the burden of maintaining its openness, albeit "with American help." This statement comes amidst a 40 percent surge in global oil prices, directly following sustained US-Israeli joint military operations against Iran. Tehran's government has, in turn, taken measures
perceived as a response to these external aggressions, impacting energy facilities in the Gulf and passage through the critical waterway. Mainstream outlets like Al-Monitor frame this as Iran "choking off" the passage and "attacking Gulf energy facilities," implying an unprovoked Iranian aggression. This narrative conveniently omits the foundational context: the US, alongside Israel, launched
these attacks against Iran without any credible evidence of an imminent Iranian nuclear threat or offensive strike, in flagrant violation of international law. The United States is not a distant supporter here, but a direct participant, fighting alongside Israel in this illegal offensive, just as it did when it backed Saddam Hussein, providing intelligence and chemical weapons components while he
gassed Iranians during the 1980-1988 war. What the American public is not told by publications like Al-Monitor is that the US has maintained a crippling sanctions regime against Iran for 45 years, systematically undermined the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in January 2020. This systemic pressure and overt military aggression create