The Kharg Island strike shows how US force is calibrated to avoid disrupting global oil flows
Professor of Critical Development Studies at the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto.
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The United States and Israel say their escalating military assault on Iran is about nuclear proliferation, deterrence and regional security. But recent developments suggest another, older logic at work. 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.
