Without including this information, readers are left with the misleading impression that only Iran is using the ‘oil weapon’ when in reality Israel, in collaboration with the United States, is also using the ‘oil weapon’. Your headline ‘Iran is using the oil weapon’ further reinforces this misperception.
Dear Mr. Keller and Ms. Martin,
I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) regarding the column, Iran is using the oil weapon that was published in print and online in the Globe and Mail on March 10, 2026.
I appreciate that this is an Opinion column but I am concerned about the framing and accuracy of the following sentence: "It’s notable that the Americans have studiously avoided hitting Iran’s oil infrastructure. They could easily bomb or capture the country’s main oil terminal at Kharg Island, but have refrained from doing so."
The United States is jointly coordinating this war with Israel and were aware that the attacks were going to happen. Both Israeli and U.S. sources have confirmed that the Israeli Defense Forces briefed the U.S. military ahead of the strikes. While U.S. officials attempted to distance themselves from the attack, Drop Site News reported that, according to Israeli security sources, the U.S. is simply “uncomfortable identifying with the attack,” but was deeply involved.
It is inaccurate to portray the situation as if the United States does not share any responsibility for the environmental crisis and economic disruption created by the attacks.
Without including this information, readers are left with the misleading impression that only Iran is using the ‘oil weapon’ when in reality Israel, in collaboration with the United States, is also using the ‘oil weapon’. Your headline ‘Iran is using the oil weapon’ further reinforces this misperception.
I respectfully urge the Globe and Mail to review the article and revise it to address the concern I’ve expressed.
I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Debbie Hubbard