#JusticeDepartmentSellsBitcoin Most people think Iraq, Iran, and Venezuela are about oil.

That’s the surface story.
The real story? China.
And once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
Back in the early 2000s, Iraq wasn’t just exporting oil.
It was challenging how oil was priced and settled — moving away from the dollar system.
That’s when Iraq stopped being “just another country”
and became a systemic threat.
Fast-forward to today.
China doesn’t need invasions to control oil.
It controls oil through systems:
• Long-term supply agreements
• Oil-for-debt deals
• Shadow shipping networks
• Non-dollar settlement routes
Now look at Iran and Venezuela.
👉 Iran ships ~1.4–1.6M barrels/day — mostly to China, discounted and off the books.
👉 Venezuela exports ~700K–900K barrels/day — with China as the main buyer and financier through debt-backed supply.
That’s not energy trade.
That’s geopolitical leverage.
China didn’t just buy oil.
It controlled the exit door after U.S. sanctions closed the front one.
So what’s happening now?
The U.S. isn’t “starting wars.”
It’s breaking control chains.
Step by step: • Target shipping firms
• Cut insurance access
• Pressure ports & refiners
• Block payment rails
That’s not military strategy.
That’s financial warfare.
Because if you control: • Who ships the oil
• Who insures it
• Who settles the payment
You don’t need to own the oil fields.
You own the system.
This is the lesson Iraq taught years ago.
It was never just about oil in the ground.
It was about: • Currency dominance
• Trade settlement power
• Control of global cash flow
Oil is the bloodstream.
The real fight is over who controls the heart.
That’s why Iran matters.
That’s why Venezuela matters.
And that’s why China sits at the center — even if headlines don’t say it.
The wealthy don’t argue politics.
They study systems.
Because when systems shift,
fortunes shift with them