Why the US-Israel Strike on Iran Could Reshape Global Power Forever

The Alliance That Changed Everything The US-Israel relationship isn’t your typical military partnership. Since 1948, America has provided Israel with over $260 billion in aid—more than any other country in history. But this isn’t charity. It’s investment in what Pentagon strategists call the “unsinkable aircraft carrier” of the Middle East. Israel offers the US something irreplaceable: a democratic foothold in the world’s most volatile region, sitting atop 60% of global oil reserves.