This is oversimplifying war. Whoever struck first isn't necessarily the one who created the conflict.

Iran did, by killing over 1000 Americans over the last 47 years.

California is very poorly connected to the rest of the country in terms of pipelines https://www.bts.gov/sites/bts.dot.gov/files/2021-03/U.S.%20P...

Yes it is a net exporter of oil, but not oil for gasoline. The use is a net importer of oil used for gasoline. That's because oil companies have chosen to not make the investments needed to refine domestic oil. We have to import for that.

The article mentions that California no longer is. Due to closures it is now a net importer of oil.

CA mandates its own blend which it is dependent on imports for

Renewables is for electricity. Oil is used for a lot of things that electricity can't replace, or not yet

Yes, but even the renewables market is dependent on petroleum-based transport and infrastructure.

I began assuming long ago that Trump is just manipulating markets. Like my finances are managed under that assumption.