Iranian strikes have crippled Gulf energy infrastructure, leaving Iraq output at 1.6 million barrels daily and Qatar LNG disrupted for years.
Iranian strikes have crippled Gulf energy infrastructure, leaving Iraq output at 1.6 million barrels daily and Qatar LNG disrupted for years.
Theodore Postol is not the kind of man who traffics in abstractions.
Trump’s Iran claims track futures market openings, while Tehran corroborates none of the announced progress and the war’s premises collapse.
How the West Delivered Stagflation to Itself
Rubio’s bid for power made him the sole intelligence conduit as an Omani mediated settlement neared, followed by war and Gulf chaos.
“You cannot bomb a civilization into submission.” , Colonel Douglas Macgregor, decorated combat veteran, former senior adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Defense
An Omani brokered deal offered inspections and Iranian concessions, but Rubio’s control of intelligence cleared the way for the bombs.
Pre-publication draft, Version 2.0, shared for expert review and comment Incorporating new reporting and analysis through March 25, 2026
Most Americans think of supply chain disruptions in terms of port delays and empty shelves. This is a different kind of disruption.
The $200 billion request arrives with $1.3 to $1.4 billion daily war costs, near $40 trillion in debt, and no stated milestones or exit plan.