Iran Claims US Tried to ‘Steal’ Oil in Gulf of Oman November 3, 2021 Tehran’s state media report that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces carried out a “heliborne operation” and took control of the tanker. Read more →
Stealing a Nation: Secret SAS Mission to Capture Mideast Oil Artery November 1, 2021 British files seen by Declassified-UK reveal details of torture from 1970, when special forces invaded and annexed the Persian Gulf’s most important oil route, Phil Miller reports. Read more →
The Economic Risks of Trump’s Reckless Assassination January 6, 2020 If Tehran ever decided to shut down the Strait of Hormuz it would trigger a global depression, writes Pepe Escobar. Read more →
The Missing Three-Letter Word in the Iran Crisis July 18, 2019 Michael T. Klare offers an overview of oil’s enduring sway in U.S. policy in the Middle East. Read more →
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The US Moves on Iran’s Oil Market as an Expression of an Irrational Foreign Policy April 29, 2019 Patrick Lawrence gauges the backfiring potential of Pompeo’s withdrawal on Thursday of U.S. sanction waivers from eight major importers. Read more →
PEPE ESCOBAR: War on Iran & Calling America’s Bluff April 24, 2019 Vast swathes of the West seem not to realize that if the Strait of Hormuz is shut down a global depression will follow, writes Pepe Escobar. Read more →