The price of Brent crude oil, the world’s pricing benchmark, spiked briefly above $119 on 9 March and could go even higher this week, many analysts expect, as the Iran war has effectively shut down the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil passes.
Iranians in Tehran had to worry about U.S.-Israeli bombs and acid rain after Israel escalated the conflict by striking 30 fuel refineries in the country to further punish the population.
The completely unprovoked attack on Iran initiated by the United States and Israel has, after a little more than a week of military action, opened a new depth of geopolitical insanity.
The military-industrial complex and the American police state have joined forces.
The propaganda that Americans are receiving about how hard Washington and Israel are hitting Iran does not seem to be backed up with evidence.
There is a word that runs like a current beneath this entire discussion: trust.
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