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Larry Johnson: Iran Strikes US Assets in Kuwait, Iraq, and Sets Tankers Ablaze in Hormuz
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Explore the escalating geopolitical crisis in West Asia and the shifting global balance of power. Iran now effectively controls the Strait of Hormuz, demanding an end to US sanctions and blockades to reopen the vital waterway. Meanwhile, the US faces severe military shortages, with exhausted missile stockpiles and a lack of essential Chinese-controlled minerals needed for weapons production.
We also break down the global sour crude oil shortage crippling fuel markets, intensifying strikes by Yemeni and Iraqi forces on Saudi infrastructure, and collapsing diplomacy in Gaza. Finally, we analyze Ukraine's risky moves alienating allies and the massive economic fallout of these conflicts.
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