War between Israel -v- Iran & Co (merged threads)

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So we are talking about oil now? What happened to the important stuff like nuclear weapons programmes by unstable governments?

Few things are more important than oil in international relations. And in this case nuclear programs and unstable regimes are intricately connected to the oil issue.

That's where the military comes in. You want that oil? You have to secure the source and the supply line. Hint: start to concentrate on oil off the coast of West Africa.

Secure sourcing and supply is important, but unless you are plundering the oil, it still has to be paid for. And when Iran is choking-off the supply of Middle East oil, the price is going to be in the hundreds of dollars per barrel.