Rob Urie: US Decline, Iran War, and the New McCarthyism
Rob Urie argues that the US has become a pariah state due to its incompetent and aggressive foreign policy, particularly the war against Iran. He claims the US is running low on interceptor missiles while Iran uses hypersonic missiles, and that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed for five months since the US-Israeli attack on February 28. Urie notes that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was martyred, with 40 million attending his funeral, and that the US has scuttled negotiations. He criticizes the new Red Scare, linking it to historical CIA and MI6 operations, and argues that the US political system is controlled by oligarchs. The article also discusses the destruction of Saudi oil infrastructure, the depletion of Strategic Petroleum Reserves, and the integration of US and Israeli militaries via the NDAA.
Key facts
- US is running low on interceptor missiles; Iran uses hypersonic missiles.
- Strait of Hormuz closed for five months since US-Israeli attack on Feb 28.
- 40 million Iranians attended funeral of martyred Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
- Saudi Aramco Jizan and Abqaiq plants largely destroyed.
- US SPR at 300 million barrels, down from target 700 million.
- Trump added condition to 123 agreement requiring Saudi recognition of Israel.
- US House passed NDAA to integrate US and Israeli militaries.
- State Department commissioned paper to justify attack on Cuba.
Entities
Artists
- Rob Urie
Institutions
- Naked Capitalism
- US Department of State
- Pentagon
- Saudi Aramco
- Alliance of Democracies
- CIA
- MI6
- Mossad
- IDF
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Jacobin
- New York Times
- Goldman Sachs
- Northrup Grumman
- Microsoft
Locations
- United States
- Iran
- Gulf
- Saudi Arabia
- Jizan
- Abqaiq
- Qatar
- Ras Laffan
- Strait of Hormuz
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
- Cuba
- Honduras
- Guatemala
- Vietnam
- Russia
- China
- North Korea
- Germany
- The Hague