For over seven decades, Western powers have treated Iran as prey. The 1953 coup — engineered by the U.K. and the Central Intelligence Agency after Iran moved to nationalize British-controlled oil — crushed Iranian democracy to protect corporate interests. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company later evolved into BP. That betrayal seeded the rage that shaped 1979 and echoes in today’s crisis.
Now, Donald Trump’s confrontation with Tehran has choked traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the artery for a fifth of global oil and gas flows. The shockwaves hit farms, fertilizer supply, shipping lanes, fuel prices, and food costs. Ordinary citizens across continents are paying for geopolitical arrogance rooted in colonial greed.
There are grim winners and losers. Russia benefits from surging oil revenues as prices spike. Meanwhile, Ukraine — already ravaged by war and dependent on stable global energy and grain logistics — suffers further economic and strategic strain from the turmoil.
If peace is possible, it begins with truth: a formal apology to Iranians, reparations for decades of interference, and urgent diplomacy to ensure the Strait is fully reopened. Without reckoning, this cycle of plunder and instability will only intensify.
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