The Iran Imbroglio |
The US National Security Strategy 2025, premised on “America First,” has one of the core objectives of preventing an adversarial power from dominating the Middle East, its oil and gas supplies, and the chokepoints through which they pass, while avoiding the “forever wars” that bogged the US down in that region at great cost. Without naming, the adversarial power is obviously Iran. If the slogan of “America First” is to be kept in mind, one wonders which US interests in the region Iran is hurting directly, that have caused the US to act against it? As a matter of fact, the US wishes to retain its political, economic and military influence in the region as the petrodollar is essential for its economy. The influence is also necessary to safeguard Israel’s existence. These are the ends. The ways of achieving it is portraying Iran as a nuisance in the region, while the means are political, economic and military levers that the US enjoys being a Superpower. It therefore maintains a permanent presence through military bases on at least nineteen sites in the region. Iran is not hurting any US interest directly but in fact helps US to pursue its objectives. In other words, the US needs a thriving Iran enough to radiate threat to all the countries in the region. It also helps US Military Industrial Complex, contributing 3.5........