How Much you Pay for WAR

Energy has evolved from a traded commodity into a strategic instrument of influence, where pricing, routing, and financial structuring function as tools of power. Iran’s continued oil exports to China under Western sanctions, alongside escalating tensions with the United States, reveal a new form of undeclared conflict that operates through markets rather than battlefields. This editorial examines how energy flows are being weaponised, how financial systems are being bypassed, and how global power is being restructured without formal confrontation.