Do you mean purely for economic reasons or a whole array of reasons and the economics are a part of it? Securing oil fields and the Persian Gulf is more than m

Do you mean purely for economic reasons or a whole array of reasons and the economics are a part of it? Securing oil fields and the Persian Gulf is more than money and oil, it’s about securing trade via maritime traffic in the gulf for liberal capitalist democracies worldwide. And keeping oil access secure is about pure security but also keeping prices low to not disrupt economies. At least that’s how I understand it.