As for the outbreak of the Syrian war, the big problem of oil cannot be avoided. Syria is close to the Mediterranean Sea, and its ports are paved with pipelines to transport oil and gas resources to Europe. Tankers from other countries also call at Syrian ports. Most oil pipelines from other countries in the Middle East can only be transported to other countries, such as Iraq, through Syria. However, when we talk about selling oil and natural gas resources abroad, we have to mention another energy exporter, that is Russia. Since the Soviet era, Russia has mainly exchanged natural resources such as oil for foreign exchange. Although many domestic oil and gas fields fell into the hands of financial oligarchs in the chaotic years of the disintegration of the Soviet Union, after years of efforts by Putin, they have become Russia's main source of foreign exchange.

This is also Russia's weakness. Once the international oil price fluctuates, the Russian economy will inevitably suffer huge losses. Western countries have repeatedly controlled the decline in crude oil prices and suppressed Russia in this way, with the intention of sanctioning Russia's economic operation through this means. With the outbreak of the civil war in Syria, the United States tried to completely control the oil and gas transportation in the Middle East, and wanted to transport the oil from the Middle East to the whole world, so as to completely squeeze Russia out of the international energy market and make Russia never get up again. War is the best means to fight Syria.

According to the current situation, the United States has controlled more than half of the energy producing areas in the Middle East. First of all, Saudi Arabia announced that its domestic oil production would be completely settled in dollars in order to obtain the protection of the United States. In this way, Saudi Arabia's domestic oil resources are completely controlled by the United States, further promoting American oil hegemony. Other oil-producing countries in the Middle East, such as Iraq, are completely under the control of the United States, while Qatar, a small country with abundant resources, can resist the pressure of the United States?

In addition, the typical example of losing face to the United States is Iran. Although Iran's military strength and national strength are similar to those of Iraq, it is backed by big countries. The United States has been clamoring to send a fleet to block Iran's maritime transport lines for some time, and dare not think of any reason to directly attack Iran. However, Iran also has its own inherent shortcomings, that is, Iran's foreign transportation channels are all within the scope of the United States' strike and blockade, which leads to the fact that although the United States does not dare to launch a military strike directly, it can suppress Iran through blockade and other means.