Bloomberg reported today: Officials from the Trump administration are assessing the economic impact of oil prices potentially reaching $200 per barrel, particularly in the context of escalating tensions with Iran. This assessment is part of routine emergency planning, not a prediction. White House officials denied they are especially "concerned" about oil prices rising to $200.
Commentary: This behavior more clearly reveals the sharp contradiction between U.S. military adventurism and economic stability: on one hand, privately modeling extreme scenarios where oil prices exceed $200 per barrel indicates that senior officials are fully aware that military action against Iran could trigger a global energy crisis, severely damaging both the U.S. and world economies; on the other hand, publicly denying concern is intended to maintain market confidence, conceal the enormous economic cost of military plans, and prevent panic-driven speculation from prematurely destabilizing stock markets and everyday livelihoods.
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