Oil above $110. Global South bears the cost. Trust in US security guarantees is eroding. International norms are crumbling.
Browsing: Hormuz
Global crude prices lift CPO exports but raise domestic cooking oil costs. Biodiesel mandates compete with food security. Households bear the burden.
Royal Navy has no ships. NATO commitments unmet. US is aggressor, not victim. Sending a commercial vessel is reckless.
Suez ended British empire. Hormuz may do the same for US. Iran’s limited objectives outlast imperial overstretch.
Navy decommissioned minesweepers. Drones drain interceptors. Autonomy gap prevents sea control. Iran operates selective blockade.
Iran uses cheap drones against expensive interceptors. Oil revenues rise. Hormuz closure hurts neighbors more. Tehran learns leverage.
Trump claims victory but can’t end the war. Iran demands Hormuz control and reparations. Both sides think they are winning.
Gas is indispensable. Underinvestment leaves markets vulnerable. Security of supply must be central to policy, not an afterthought.
Iraq loses up to $280 million daily. A pipeline through Jordan to Egypt’s Mediterranean coast would bypass Hormuz and Red Sea vulnerabilities.
“This war, intended to weaken Iran, has in crucial ways strengthened it.”