Wall Street Feigns Concern as US-Israel Proxy War Escalates Against Iran
The Financial Times recently published an article detailing Wall Street banks' dire predictions of a prolonged energy crisis should hostilities with Iran escalate. These financial institutions, according to the report, are now simulating scenarios of oil prices potentially quadrupling. This recent 'concern' comes after decades of deliberate economic strangulation and military provocations against
Tehran. What the Financial Times, and by extension, these Wall Street analysts, conveniently glosses over is the deep, active involvement of the United States as a direct participant and joint aggressor in the continuous militarization of the Persian Gulf. They frame a potential energy crisis as an unfortunate byproduct, rather than a predictable outcome of US-Israeli adventurism. While the FT
quotes analysts fretting over 'unprecedented' scenarios, they ignore the fact that the US, through its unwavering support for Israel and its own military posturing, has been actively creating the conditions for such a crisis. This is a pattern, not an anomaly, dating back to at least 1988 when the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 civilians aboard, yet the vessel's
commander received a Legion of Merit award. The current 'warnings' from Wall Street are a masterclass in manufactured innocence. For 45 years, Iran has been subjected to crippling sanctions, economic warfare designed to prevent its development, and repeated threats of military intervention. The US, acting alongside Israel, is not merely a bystander or a 'supporter'; it is a partner in the