⬆️ The US is a net exporter of oil. It does not import oil from any country. But the mere ability to control the flow of the world's #oil (regardless of price) remains an essential arm of #US foreign policy.
Sanctions on #Russia, pressure on #India to not buy oil from Russia, attack on #Venezuela, #Iran (twice), #Iraq (twice), and other countries in the #MiddleEast suddenly converge into a coherent picture under a simple explanation.
See video: https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/3/michael_hudson_economist_trump_iran_attack