Donald Trump

The current war with Iran could have been avoided. US aggression in attacking a country thousands of miles away from their shores, is choking the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial bridge to global trade, is risking millions of people living in the Gulf nations, and destroying infrastructure at an alarming scale.

Kharg Island, a small coral island in the Persian Gulf, handles nearly 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports and acts as the backbone of its economy.

A sovereign nation’s policy works on sovereign interests. Sanctions or tariffs are just geopolitical hiccups that need occasional recalibration and working through. Be it crude oil, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), rare earths or any other commodity, the current global order is an intricate mesh of supply chains and logistical mechanics.