Headline:
Trump Does Not Seem To Care Much About Opening The Strait.
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Currently…Global Financial Markets = Focused On ONLY 1 Issue =
Unencumbered Oil Tanker Passage Through The Strait Of Hormuz.
That Hormuz Is Still An Oil Paralyzed Choke Point…
After Almost 1 Month…
Demonstrates That Somehow…
Iran Still Has Leverage Over The United States + Global Economy…
Despite Absorbing A Military “Beating” + No Legal Territorial Right To Hormuz.
The U.S. Administration’s Tactical Decision…At The Outset Of The Iranian Operation…
To Refrain From Quickly Securing Hormuz Maritime Traffic…
Now Qualifies As A Massive Unforced Error…
Still Negatively Impacting All Legitimate Sovereigns Reliant On Middle Eastern Energy.
Paradoxically…Trump = Not Thwarting Enemy Iran From Freely Exporting…At Elevated Prices.
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Naturally…The Lack Of Oil Passing Through The Region’s Strait…
Has Ramped Global Oil Prices At A Rapid Pace =
+50% In Only 30 Days…
As The Below Oil Chart Reflects…
Subjecting The Global Economy To An Enormous Supply Shock…
That Is Not Sustainable For Much Longer…
As Strait Access Is Logistically Necessary To Currently Balance + Supply Global Chemical/Energy Markets.
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Moreover…Prez Trump Articulates That Liberating Hormuz = Relatively Simple Military Operation =
A Neutered Iranian Military With Almost No Remaining Naval Fleet.
Yet…To This Point In Time…Has Not Executed On This Crucial Task =
Both Counter-Intuitive + Economically Dangerous.
Therefore…It Appears Securing The Strait…For Whatever Odd Reason…
Is Not/Was Never…High On Trump’s Priority List…
Or Just Another Ridiculously Obtuse Trump-ian Blind Spot.
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Nevertheless…Hormuz Must Re-Open.
All Indications = Force/Occupation Are Required…
As The Maximized Demands Of Both The U.S. + Iran…
Indicate No “Hormuz-ian” Middle Ground = Not Even Close.
So…As Terrorist State Iran Continues To Be Destroyed + Humiliated…
Yet Marginally Empowered By Controlling + Threatening The Strait…
One Paramount Question Remains =
Will Trump Ever Act To Alter The Untenable Status Quo At Hormuz?
Or Just Continue His Slippery Chatter On Truth [Or Not] Social?
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