Trump said the forthcoming operations to take over Iran's oil infrastructure, and its oil and gas markets, would be similar to U.S. actions in Venezuela.
Why the blackmail did not make Trump go back completely to full scale war on Iran or the allow isrsel to officially annex the whole west bank and abolish the PA?
The israeli leaders already expressed that they want full scale war resumptions now and never wanted negociations at all. It would be easy to get it if it was all about blackmailing
I guess it can be a bit confusing considering Israel is basically a vassal state of the US, but at times it can be hard to tell who is the tiger and whose is holding it by the tail.
More broadly, it is about western imperial expansion. Control of the Red Sea. Control of the Suez Canal. The ability to cut China and Russia off from international markets (specifically, trade with India and West Africa).
Oil was a big part of it, but not the whole.
It was always not only about israel colonial interests but also american imperialist interests
I told you it was always about oil . It was always not only about israel colonial interests but also american imperialist interests
I mean… Israeli colonial interests and American imperialist interest are kinda the same thing.
Most people at least those vocal on lemmy claims that it’s only about Israel colonial interests. It is about both
I disagree. This is spin with no possibility of pay off. It’s still all about Israel weakening Iran and annexing Lebanon.
And the obscene ammount of blackmail generated by Epstein and Maxwell of course.
Why the blackmail did not make Trump go back completely to full scale war on Iran or the allow isrsel to officially annex the whole west bank and abolish the PA?
Yet
Why waiting?
I wouldn’t say waiting more like slow walking… You can only use kompromat once, but you can threaten to use it forever.
The israeli leaders already expressed that they want full scale war resumptions now and never wanted negociations at all. It would be easy to get it if it was all about blackmailing
I guess it can be a bit confusing considering Israel is basically a vassal state of the US, but at times it can be hard to tell who is the tiger and whose is holding it by the tail.
More broadly, it is about western imperial expansion. Control of the Red Sea. Control of the Suez Canal. The ability to cut China and Russia off from international markets (specifically, trade with India and West Africa).
Oil was a big part of it, but not the whole.
They’re joined at the hip.