In this segment, I address something people keep DM’ing me: yes, Washington has its own interests in Iran — not only Israel’s — and one of the biggest is China. The argument is simple: control Iran and you can threaten the steady flow of cheap energy to China, tightening the noose in the great power competition.
But then I ask the question that exposes the imperial mindset: if the U.S. “needs” Iran’s energy for the AI race, why not do what China does — trade, invest, cooperate — instead of sanctioning, bombing, and trying to break the country?
And that’s where the Israel factor comes in: the fact that Washington chose aggression over cooperation is itself an indicator that Israel’s strategic agenda is shaping this confrontation, because without Israel, there is no natural reason for permanent U.S.–Iran hostility at this intensity.
