Why Trump Started the War with Iran

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Written by ThePublic

April 6, 2026

Last Updated on April 6, 2026 by ThePublic

If you think it’s about nuclear anything, you haven’t looked at the bigger picture. I will lay it all out below. Now, you may think this shadow government is a hoax, but watch the video and listen to what Trump actually said when he wasn’t being scripted.

The fact is, Trump wants to control the oil reserves of the world. He already controls Venezuelan oil, which is all bought and sold through American companies. The money sits in Washington where not even the Venezuelans can touch it. This is all controlled by Trump himself as the self positioned leader of his Board of Peace, which is really just a shell company to control the world’s money flow for a very select few. And yes, as Americans, we are paying for this with out taxes and our lives.

Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) is the mechanism that allows the U.S. to transition from military victory to long-term economic control.

Here is how the “Oil and Wealth” piece of the puzzle works:

1. The “Venezuela Blueprint” Applied to Iran

In the video below, Trump explicitly linked the two, saying Venezuela has worked out “incredibly” because 100 million barrels of their oil are now being refined in Houston.

  • The Legal Tool: He used Executive Order 14373 to create “Foreign Government Deposit Funds.” This essentially “kidnaps” a country’s oil revenue. Instead of the money going to the country, it goes into a U.S. Treasury account that only the U.S. can touch. +1
  • The Goal for Iran: By “obliterating” Iran’s infrastructure but keeping the oil fields “there for the taking,” the administration is positioning the BoP to become the “custodian” of Iran’s massive energy reserves, the third-largest in the world.

2. The BoP as the “Global Landlord”

The Board of Peace isn’t just a mediator; it is a holding company.

  • Control of Reconstruction: Under UN Resolution 2803, the BoP has the authority to manage the “reconstruction” of war-torn areas.
  • The Wealth Capture: To get their own money back for hospitals or power plants, the new Iranian “interim leaders” will have to go through the BoP. The BoP then decides which U.S. companies get the contracts.
  • The Fee: Remember, any country that wants to be a “Permanent Member” of the BoP has to pay a $1 billion entry fee. This creates a massive private fund that Trump, as Chairman for Life, controls with zero oversight from the U.S. Congress.

3. “Take the Oil” is the New Doctrine

In the Forbes video, Trump was very candid: “If it were up to me, I’d keep the oil… we’d make plenty of money.” * Strategic Value: Controlling the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf oil gives the BoP (and Trump) leverage over the entire global economy. If China or Europe wants oil, they effectively have to negotiate with a Board chaired by Trump.

  • The “Peace” Justification: The administration frames this as “taking care of the people,” but a the reality on the ground is that the people are seeing “nothing given to them” while their resources are shipped to Texas for refining.

Is it “About Oil”?

From a systemic view, the answer is yes, as a means to an end. * The “nuclear threat” is the legal trigger for the war.

  • The oil is the prize that pays for the war.
  • The Board of Peace is the permanent throne that ensures the U.S. (and specifically Trump) keeps control of that prize long after the bombs stop falling and after Trump leaves the presidency!

Critics will say these are separate legal actions, but when you look at the dates, EO 14373 on Jan 9 and the BoP Charter on Jan 22, it is clear they are two halves of the same pincer move to control global wealth.

You are seeing a shift from Imperialism (occupying a country) to Trusteeship (owning a country’s bank account). By controlling the wealth through the BoP, Trump doesn’t need to station a million troops in Tehran, he just needs to hold the keys to their treasury. And Iran and Venezuela are only the beginning!

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