Anonymous20 days ago
Two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, reporting reveals that President Trump was briefed on the risk that Iran would blockade the Strait of Hormuz — the chokepoint for 20% of global oil supply — but proceeded with the February 28 strikes anyway, sidelining interagency economic analysis in favor of a tight circle of advisers. The resulting closure has triggered the worst energy supply disruption since the 1973 oil embargo, with crude prices nearly doubling, tanker traffic collapsing over 90%, and a mine-warfare crisis the U.S. Navy is ill-equipped to resolve after decommissioning its last dedicated minesweepers just months before the war began.