"The deeper objective is not simply weakening Iran or forcing regime change. It is safeguarding the mobility of oil the lifeblood of the global capitalist economy. Consider the recent US strike on Iran's Kharg Island, the country's main oil export terminal. The island sits just off the coast of the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil passes each day."
"US President Donald Trump publicly celebrated the operation, declaring that American forces had destroyed every MILITARY target on the island. At the same time, he emphasised that the oil infrastructure itself had been left untouched. This distinction is revealing. Kharg Island handles the vast majority of Iran's crude exports. Destroying its oil terminals would have dramatically disrupted global supply and likely sent prices soaring."
"The US is prepared to weaken Iran militarily, but it remains deeply invested in maintaining the flow of oil that sustains the global economy. Energy security has long structured US strategy in the Gulf."
The United States and Israel frame their military operations against Iran as responses to nuclear proliferation and regional security threats. However, the strategic logic reveals a deeper objective: protecting global oil flows essential to the capitalist economy. The Kharg Island strike exemplifies this approach, targeting military installations while deliberately sparing oil export infrastructure. This calibrated strategy demonstrates that US policy prioritizes maintaining energy security and preventing disruptions to global oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately one-fifth of world oil passes daily. The distinction between military and energy targets reveals Washington's commitment to weakening Iran militarily while preserving the oil infrastructure that sustains global markets.
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