Inside the U.S.–Israel–Saudi Plan to Cut Iran Out of Global Oil

Whatever officially occurs next in the on-again/off-again negotiations towards a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran, unofficially Tehran knows that it has established de facto control over both the world’s two key maritime energy transit routes -- the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Source: OilPrice.com

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The Strait of Hormuz has been under US naval blockade for 119 days. There is no global oil market to cut Iran out of — there is a closure, a draft agreement awaiting the Supreme Leader's approval, and WTI still 25% below its highs despite a 9.8% weekly surge. The headline describes a plan that has already been executed by force.

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