Hormuz closure shattered US oil independence, driving gasoline up over 50% and exposing consumers to global market shocks.
Friday, October 9, 2026
Hormuz closure shattered US oil independence, driving gasoline up over 50% and exposing consumers to global market shocks.
Despite campaign promises to end them, America’s forever wars persist, draining critical military resources and eroding long-term strategic power.
Gulf monarchies face an impossible choice as American protection increasingly threatens the economic diversification their entire future depends upon.