Real target of USIsrael war on Iran Iranians energy resources future
Real target of US-Israel war on Iran: Iranians’ energy resources & future
TEHRAN- For twenty-five days, the people of Iran have endured relentless bombardment. The US-Israel military campaign, launched on February 28, has claimed Iranian lives, targeted the country’s nuclear facilities, and struck civilian infrastructure including schools and markets.
The world has witnessed the assassination of Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, and other senior commanders . But beneath the stated pretext of neutralizing a nuclear threat lies a far more cynical and familiar motive: the domination of Iran to control its vast energy reserves.
This is not merely a war of retaliation; it is a war of dispossession. Iran holds the world’s third-largest proven oil reserves, a prize that has long been coveted by Western powers . The current assault is designed to shatter the Islamic Republic, fracture Iranian nation, and open the floodgates for foreign exploitation of their resources. The evidence is not in speeches, but in the targets being hit and the chaos being sown.
Consider the geography of this conflict. While US and Israeli strikes target Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure, their strategic focus is the Strait of Hormuz. Approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil passes through this narrow waterway . By instigating a conflict that has effectively closed the strait, with tanker traffic dropping by 70 percent, the attackers are not just punishing Iran; they are creating a global energy crisis to justify their aggression . They aim to strangle Iran’s economy while positioning themselves to dictate the future of global energy markets. Reports confirm that oil prices have already surged past $100 per barrel, and the US is reportedly weighing record releases from its strategic petroleum reserves to stabilize prices—a tacit admission of their stake in the region’s energy .
The narrative being sold to the world is that this is about preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Yet, as President Pezeshkian has stated, Iran’s late leader issued religious decrees against such weapons . The real goal, articulated in the rhetoric of US officials, is regime change. President Trump has urged Iranians to "take over your government," revealing that the objective is the collapse of Iranian state, not the dismantling of a specific weapons program . When a nation is bombed into submission, its natural resources do not remain in the hands of its people; they are seized by those who financed the destruction.
The United States and Israel are willing to set the West Asia ablaze, sacrificing the stability of friend and foe alike, to achieve their aim of neutralizing the only independent power in the region capable of standing against their hegemony.
A “trap” is being witnessed, as analysts have noted, where the US underestimated Iranian nation's resilience . Iranians have survived decades of sanctions and war. They have developed their own military capabilities. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is a response to an existential threat; it is a demonstration that Iranians will not be bullied into surrendering their sovereignty or their resources .
Make no mistake: the continuation of this war is about swallowing Iran whole. It is about redrawing the map of the West Asia to serve foreign interests and securing a future where Iran’s oil flows to Western markets under Western terms, not Iranian sovereignty.
Iran calls on the international community to recognize the true nature of this aggression. This is not a war for peace; it is a war for oil.
Iranians’ resistance is not just for their political independence, but for their economic future. They will not trade their dignity, their resources, or their land for the false promise of submission. They will defend their nation and their wealth against those who seek to devour them.
source: tehrantimes.com