🇺🇸🇮🇷 Washington just gave its clearest reason for the whole war: a nuclear Iran would own the Strait of Hormuz for good. Sec. Rubio : "If Iran had a nuclear weapon, no one would be able to do anything about the Straits. They would be able to control the Straits, charge a toll
Why now
Thesis: Hormuz control becomes stated war rationale
Catalyst to watch: Iranian response or tanker incident
Main risk: Rhetoric without actual supply disruption
Why it matters
Framing the conflict around Strait of Hormuz control raises the odds of supply-route disruption, supporting crude risk premium.
Details
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Washington just gave its clearest reason for the whole war: a nuclear Iran would own the Strait of Hormuz for good. Sec. Rubio : "If Iran had a nuclear weapon, no one would be able to do anything about the Straits. They would be able to control the Straits, charge a toll, and decide who got energy and who did not get energy on this planet." That's the sharpest case this administration has made in seven months, since a bomb would turn Iran's grip on the water into a veto nobody could ever challenge. Strong argument, right up until he claimed oil is flowing almost like before the war. Every driver in America can check that one at the pump. You can't talk people out of a receipt they are seeing on a daily basis, and telling them things are back to normal only makes this war harder to sell. Writer: Daniel https://t.co/vvsVTi4Oi8
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