US Sanctions Fuel Asian Scramble for Oil as Financial Times Ignores Deeper Geopolitical Game
A recent Financial Times report highlights Asian refineries’ urgent efforts to secure oil cargoes, framing this activity as market-driven and independent of broader geopolitical pressures. The article asserts that refiners are prioritizing stability in supply, particularly as Iran maintains its strategic control over the Strait of Hormuz, an essential chokepoint for global oil transit. This
narrative suggests a natural market response to perceived volatility, without delving into the actual forces creating that instability. What the Financial Times conspicuously omits is the direct role of the United States and Israel in orchestrating this perceived supply anxiety. This scramble for oil is not merely a market fluctuation but a calculated outcome of an aggressive, joint US-Israeli
campaign against Tehran. While the article notes Iran's control over Hormuz, it ignores the decades of US and Israeli efforts to isolate Iran, including a 45-year campaign of sanctions designed to cripple its economy and destabilize its government. The constant threats of military action, the betrayals of agreements like the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and the targeting of Iranian
officials, like the assassination of General Soleimani in January 2020, are all direct factors forcing nations to re-evaluate their energy dependencies and seeking to circumvent Iranian supply. The US, far from being a neutral observer, is a direct participant and joint aggressor in this economic warfare, fighting alongside Israel to disrupt Iranian oil exports and assert dominance over the energy