I've had this thought running around my little pea brain since we started our attack on Iran. Back in January, which seems a lifetime ago based on the media news cycle, we invaded Venezuela and captured/deposed Nicolas Maduro. The stated reason for this action was working to reduce/eliminate the flow of cocaine from Venezuela to the US.
However, once we had Maduro in custody, we started claiming their oil. Within a couple of months, we attacked Iran, a major oil producer, and one of two countries connected to the Straits of Hormuz. Shortly after these attacks, we publicly admitted that we had been planning and coordinating this attack with Israel "for months."
Strategically speaking, Iran's blockade of the Straits of Hormuz should have been an obvious consideration. Realistically speaking, it's not something that could be prevented, so the next option is to mitigate the fallout. The best way to mitigate is to ensure another oil source, which takes me back to our overthrowing of the Venezuelan head of state.
One other thing... I have to admit that I find the timing of this a little bit more than coincidental. I can't help but wonder if Trump would have been so eager to go to Iran if the Epstein scandal had gone away. To restate an internet meme... "The missing Epstein files aren't in Iran."
Like I said, I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but...
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