So oil prices are on the rise again as a consequence of Iran cutting off oil supplies to Britain and other western nations. Rising oil prices, whilst of course a concern to everyone have particular impacts in semi rural areas like ours in terms of rising fuel and transport costs but there are bigger issues ay syake here.
Iran cut off oil supplirs to a number of western countries because those countries had imposed sanctions on Iran because of the belief that Iran's nuclear programme is increasingly being geared towards the production of nuclear weapons. At the same time. Iran.s ally, Syria is becoming engulfed in a civil war between President Assad and his allies and a large segment of the Strian people who are increasingly recieving support from anti Assad forces from neyond Syria's borders ranging from Israel and the USA to Saudi Arabia and Al Quesa.
What we are seeing in Syria seems to me to be the beginning of a new middle east war with a range of forces, dstensibly opposed to the Assad regime, but whose real target is Iran. This is a war at the moment being fought through proxies but that stage will inexitably end when Israel bombs Iran's nuclear facilities. Either before or after this Britain and its european allies will enter the fray and the resulting conflict will make Iraq and Afghanistan look like a playground fight at a primary school.
If this analtsys is anywhere near correct, a few pence on a litre of diesel may be the least of our worries.
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