The Ceasefire Illusion and the New Energy Power Play
The ceasefire with Iran looks calm on the surface, but the bigger picture shows the United States moving fast to reshape the global energy map. In the span of a few months, Washington has hit several major targets: damaging key parts of Russia’s oil network, disrupting a large share of China’s imported energy, and tightening control over huge reserves in places like Venezuela, Syria, and Gaza. Put together, these moves point to a push for a new kind of energy‑backed financial order, one that ties global gas flows even more tightly to the US dollar.
Commentators like Richard Medhurst argue…
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