The Hidden War: How U.S.-Israeli Aggression Against Iran Serves Imperial Ambitions

The escalating tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran are often framed in mainstream media as a simple clash over nuclear proliferation or regional security.

However, beneath the surface lies a far more calculated imperial strategy, one designed to preserve Western hegemony, crush resistance movements, and maintain the crumbling petrodollar system.

The recent covert and overt attacks on Iran, spearheaded by Israel with full U.S. backing, are not isolated acts of defense but part of a decades-long project to dominate West Asia.

At the heart of this conflict is the U.S. fear of losing its grip on global financial and energy systems. Since the 1970s, the petrodollar arrangement has forced oil-exporting nations to trade in U.S. dollars, ensuring Washington’s economic supremacy.

Yet Iran, alongside Russia and China, has been actively challenging this system by promoting alternative currencies, such as the yuan in oil transactions. The U.S. response has been ruthless: sanctions, sabotage, and now open warfare to prevent de-dollarization from gaining momentum.

Israel, often described as America’s “unsinkable aircraft carrier” in the Middle East, plays a pivotal role in this imperial project.

Its relentless assaults on Iranian assets, from nuclear scientists to military bases, are not merely about self-preservation but about enforcing a U.S.-led order. The goal is clear: weaken Iran enough to fracture the “Axis of Resistance,” the alliance of anti-imperialist forces that includes Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria, and Yemen’s Houthis.

By dismantling this network, Washington and Tel Aviv hope to isolate Iran, destabilize its revolutionary government, and clear the path for unchecked regional dominance.

The broader geopolitical chessboard reveals even grander ambitions. The U.S. has long sought to overthrow seven key governments in the region, as revealed in former NATO commander Wesley Clark’s infamous post-9/11 memo.

Iraq, Libya, and Syria have already fallen; Iran remains the ultimate prize. A compliant Tehran would mean unchallenged control over the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows, and a decisive blow against the growing BRICS alliance, which threatens to erode Western economic influence.

But this strategy is fraught with risks. The more Washington and Tel Aviv tighten the noose around Iran, the stronger the backlash from the Global South.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS are expanding, with nations like Saudi Arabia flirting with yuan-denominated oil deals. Even traditional U.S. allies are hedging their bets, wary of a unipolar world fading into history.

The tragedy, of course, is that ordinary people, Palestinians under bombardment, Iranians under sanctions, Syrians under occupation, pay the price for this great-power maneuvering. The war on Iran is not just about missiles and pipelines; it’s about the future of a multipolar world.

And as the Axis of Resistance holds firm, the question remains: Can imperial coercion outlast the tide of history?

By John Fox.