Financial attack or manufactured crude shortage? #asknostr Interesting framing on zerohedge article (gold tilt). The punch line is that counties that host US military bases are being targeted to undermine the dollar. Iran pulled a bold move hitting the surrounding oil refineries and storage. My initial thought was that Iran was applying global pressure for negotiations. Would China care if they could just replace the oil? Europe will keep quiet if Saudi ships the petro. Russia wants to maintain military markets (s300) and allies after Venezuela. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bretton-whoops