This blog was written during the live events of the Iran attack, and was modified as new updates on the situation were posted. As this blog is now being published, there may be some gaps in where recent events have taken place during or after writing this blog that may be different from what has been published, but regardless, the focus is to analyze the implications of these attacks in context to the current geopolitical atmosphere.
To no one’s surprise, the United States is once again making headlines. It’s the end of February, and we’ve seen yet another attack formally made by the United States. Earlier in the year, we witnessed the Venezuelan attack and capture of former president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and now, just yesterday, a joint attack was made on Iran by Israel and the United States. As these events now start to play out, we can only wonder what is to come next on the global stage.
Following the end of World War 2, the United States emerged as the strongest global power. Over time, with the rise of new global powers–Russia and China–the gap has started to close in. The biggest problem for America right now is China. Having relentlessly extended its influence into the global sphere and even going against American demands, America has had to take various measures to keep things at bay and prevent a potential breakout of war.
The first would be through sanctions and tariffs. President Trump announced his tariff list early in his term, with countries like India getting a 50% rate and China 30%. Much of this was a way to stop India from buying Russian oil and China’s unfair trading and influence. As much as he would have liked it to, the tariffs did little to stop those primarily targeted. Specifically, China. With this, far more drastic measures need to be taken: taking it out at the source.
This was seen through the Venezuelan and Iranian attacks. For many years now, China has been the primary buyer of oil from Venezuela and Iran, surpassing U.S. sanctions on the resource. Alongside rebranding crude oil and utilizing “shadow fleets”, China would strike deals that ended up in its favor. In exchange for China building the infrastructure for Iran and Venezuela, they would be compensated in oil. This is similar in Iran, with a 25-year-long $400 billion deal to secure long-term energy at a fixed discount.
With the United States now taking control of Venezuela, it secures America’s ability to oversee Venezuelan oil reserves, including its deal with China. By taking out Nicholas Maduro, the United States can establish a new leader who is aligned with the United States and would work with them to remove China’s influence. Similarly with Iran, all America needed to strike was a reason; surely enough, Israel gave them one.
Iran-Israel relations became increasingly hostile and tense following the Islamic Revolution in Iran, as there was a demand for Israel’s elimination. With this, the development of Iran’s nuclear program was becoming an imminent threat to Israel, leading to the Twelve-Day War. This was an attempt to neutralize the nuclear program and dismantle ballistic missile capabilities before an attack was made. It’s only now, with the possible rebuilding of these programs, that America jumped in to fight alongside Israel. At least, that is the cover story.
America’s main focus is on China, and while they would like to help an ally, they would be more focused on their own problems at hand. They had an opportunity to strike and took it. Through the Iranian Revolution, they had lost their previously coup-gained influence within Iran, leading to the growth of Chinese influence within the country. But now, with the death of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, it is evident that the United States will find a new leader who is aligned with America to cut out China directly. Even though there were ongoing discussions regarding the issue of the nuclear program being rebuilt, it was a better opportunity to strike now than later, when a deal was set in place.
This isn’t too surprising, considering the United States is rather notorious for such behavior. A more implicit removal of a country leader we saw not too long ago was actually the former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. Although there was no direct American attack reported, we can infer that the United States wanted something valuable and wouldn’t give it up. That being a strategic port off a Bangladeshi island that would serve as an entry into China if needed. The current leader is more favorable to the United States, hinting that the change was definitely America’s doing.
America is preparing for the prospect of war, and that’s through ensuring no one crosses the Atlantic or Pacific. Even now, we’re hearing about America working to ‘control’ Cuba. A rogue country, far too close to the United States, that has been aligning with China and Russia. Solidifying the U.S. influence within these countries is a crucial step to ensuring control within the global sphere and keeping China in line.
Seeing these events play out makes Greenland’s acquisition even more important. With the recent developments, the acquisition of Greenland remains even closer than ever. Especially now that Denmark has taken to going to the polls earlier than previously expected in order to handle this issue properly if it arises. As stated in one of my previous points, Greenland’s position is key for America to gain strategic access to the Arctic Circle, a current blind spot we already have. As of now, the acquisition of Greenland for any upcoming events is even more crucial, as is the plan for a Golden Dome to encompass America.
What’s more clear is that if the United States has already started to take charge, something big is inevitably coming soon. The United States likes to be prepared. While the measures taken can be defined as extreme, we have to understand that, just as any country would, they would do anything and everything in their capacity to protect their people. Whether it’s through the capture of a former president, the development of older airstrips in secluded islands, or even something else we haven’t seen yet, the United States will always be ready, five steps ahead, to protect its people.
