It is finally starting to dawn on the commentators embedded in the FakeNews media complex that President Trump feels no particular urgency to “open” the Strait of Hormuz. Global energy markets have proven far more resilient than the panic-stricken pundits predicted, with supply chains adapting almost seamlessly to the disruption. The Saudi Kingdom has already successfully rerouted significant portions of its oil through its desert pipelines to Red Sea ports, effectively bypassing the chokepoint entirely. At the same time, the prospect of lifted sanctions positions Russia to quickly supply any shortfalls, while expanded production from American shale fields and Venezuelan heavy crude can readily cover the remainder of global demand—leaving the world far less dependent on the strait than the alarmists claimed.
This strategic patience is also serving to expose deeper truths about the Iranian regime that have been obscured for decades. By keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed under the direct operational control of the IRGC, the situation has made it glaringly obvious that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has always run the country of Iran, ever since it seized effective power following the 1979 revolution. The clerical facade and elected officials have long been little more than window dressing for the Guard’s iron grip on the military, economy, and foreign policy, a reality now impossible for even the most reluctant observers to ignore.
Many hidden truths are being exposed as a result of the Strait of Hormuz being closed, and the longer it remains that way, the more will be revealed. Regional power dynamics, long-standing energy dependencies, and the regime’s true nature are coming into sharper focus with each passing day, unraveling narratives that have shaped policy for nearly half a century. President Trump has no desire to change the situation on the ground prematurely, recognizing that time is doing what years of conventional diplomacy never could—laying bare the facts for the world to see.
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• Trump Blockades Strait of Hormuz, Checkmates Oil Market Adversaries https://americansdirect.net/articles/trump-blockades-strait-of-hormuz-checkmates-oil-market-adversaries
• Iran Capitulates! Trump’s Blockade Forces Strait Reopening https://americansdirect.net/articles/iran-capitulates-trumps-blockade-forces-strait-reopening
• America Now Controls Hormuz, Malacca, and Panama Canal Traffic https://americansdirect.net/articles/america-now-controls-hormuz-malacca-and-panama-canal-traffic
• US Quietly Secures All Four Global Chokepoint Straits in 15 Months https://americansdirect.net/articles/us-quietly-secures-all-four-global-chokepoint-straits-in-15-months