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Trump Returns to Weary and Failing Playbook with Hormuz Blockade Threat
Brent rose above $100 a barrel as traders feared the blockade could further disrupt flows through the Strait of Hormuz, Kpler data showed.
- On Monday, Brent crude futures surged about 8% to $102.80 a barrel after President Donald Trump announced plans to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, ending recent ceasefire optimism.
- Trump's Sunday announcement, which he termed a "blockade of a blockade," escalates the six-week-old conflict that has already reduced oil and gas transit through the waterway to roughly 20% of pre-war levels.
- Unilaterally cutting off Gulf energy without consultation creates severe risks for importers like India and Korea, where energy costs force a consistent bid for dollars that weakens local currencies.
- Global markets reacted sharply to the announcement, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index falling as much as 1.2% in Asian trading as investors moved away from energy-dependent assets.
- Financial observers suggest the threat may be a familiar tactic to "escalate to de-escalate," though markets remain wary that repeated brinkmanship could cause severe, long-lasting damage to the global economy.
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Trump returns to failing playbook with Hormuz blockade threat
ESCALATE to de-escalate is a well-worn playbook employed by United States President Donald Trump, and no doubt global crude oil markets are hoping his promise to blockade the Strait of Hormuz is just the latest example of this ploy.
GLOBAL IMPACTS OF TRUMP’S WAR ON IRAN AND NEW BLOCKADE
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Geopolitical Black Hole: Trump’s ‘Blockade of A Blockade’ In Hormuz Looks Desperate
US President Donald Trump is now threatening to blockade the Gulf of Oman, the body of water between the Strait of Hormuz and the Indian Ocean. Oil tankers and other cargo vessels exiting the Persian Gulf transit the strait and then move into open sailing in the Indian Ocean via the Gulf. Insofar as Iran is still limiting access through the strait, Trump’s plan appears to be a blockade of a blockade. The most obvious explanation for this curiou…
President Donald Trump’s plan to blockade the Strait of Hormuz would halt the nearly 2 million barrels a day of Iranian oil that’s been passing through the waterway, further squeezing global supply and cutting off a vital lifeline for the Islamic Republic.
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