The most important question to ask is, "Who controls the Strait of Hormuz? And who benefits from it being "closed"?" The United States Navy controls the Strait of Hormuz as evidenced by 1) the U.S. government created a fund to provide liability insurance to shipping, including tankers, that coordinate with U.S. Central Command, and 2) two U.S. Navy destroyers successfully transited the Strait yesterday, providing an escort for several tankers. The Trump Administration is the primary beneficiary of limiting the flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf. In doing so, it denies Iran an estimated US$100 million in daily revenue (hard currency) with which to fund its defense and foreign proxies, and it creates leverage over China and Europe.
The Trump Administration also controls the flow of oil from Venezuela and has blockaded the shipment of oil to Cuba.
The media either does not understand the big picture, or it does not want you to know what the big picture looks like.
Lloyd's of London Insurance Company has never been friends of the United States after we beat Great Britain in 1783. They are as much of an enemy as Iran. Insurance companies run the world; not the banks. Who do you think insures the banks from failure?????
Is this a rhetorical question? The British funded and supplied the Confederacy until General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the North defeated the Confederate Army at Gettysburg.
Please, everyone make note of ALL the entities, foreign AND domestic, who have decided to side with Iran during this war and NEVER forget it.
The US media has a reckoning coming. I believe the constitution protects them from a governmental reckoning, as should be, but it does NOT protect them from a reckoning from the people.
At what point does the Constitution and Amendments give US citizens the right AND DUTY to deal with domestic enemies in real terms? The US media, as a whole, and many persons individually and expressly, have established they are domestic enemies of the people of the united States.
Alex, how about one of your in-depth studies and analysis of just how far the citizens can go in destroying this enemy and, perhaps to begin with, non-violent ways to accomplish this.
No offense, Susan, as I'm certain we agree completely! My non-violent method refers to our first step in properly addressing our own "enemy within" media.
Just imagine, what a breathtakingly different place the world would be if we had an honest, courageous and intelligent media who were not wedded to the forces of evil who want to rule the world.
Woe unto the media! For they have an outsized portion of blame and responsibility for aiding and abetting, inciting and causing incalculable needless suffering, pain, chaos, fear and turmoil in the world. I believe there is a special hell created just for them.
This is how narratives get manufacturedโone โauthoritativeโ report, a few unnamed sources, and suddenly speculation becomes global fact. The problem isnโt just being wrongโitโs not doing the work. No one asked the basic question: which ship actually paid? Thatโs Journalism 101. Instead, the story metastasized into conventional wisdom, while the evidence never materialized. Meanwhile, Iran benefits from the perception of control without having to prove it. Thatโs information warfare, and the media walked right into it. The lesson here isnโt about shipping lanesโitโs about credibility. If you donโt verify, youโre not reporting. Youโre amplifying.
Please provide a reference for your statement: "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reinforced this reality with an unambiguous warning: any entity making a payment to Iran for Strait transit will face swift criminal, financial, and economic punishment."
No, it's not the same "thing." I spent a good deal of time clicking through the Treasury Department's website, and reading statements made by Secretary Bessent. I failed to find Bessent's "unambiguous warning." Mr. Muse does a good deal of research for his columns. I'd like to see the reference for Bessent's warning.
Thank you for your detailed research and analysis of this dense topic. You are a brilliant Sherlock Holmes amongst a naive cadre of journalist wannabes.
Your substacks are so timely. I was recently introduced to PrometheanAction.com where they had revealed the Bank of London and Lloydโs nefarious relationships with Iranian oil and the maritime insurance industry. Canโt thank you enough for revealing the deepest, darkest players in this insane world.
Lmao
The fucking cope levels
Too wordy โฆloses my interest.
More evidence the first casualty in a war is the truth.
The most important question to ask is, "Who controls the Strait of Hormuz? And who benefits from it being "closed"?" The United States Navy controls the Strait of Hormuz as evidenced by 1) the U.S. government created a fund to provide liability insurance to shipping, including tankers, that coordinate with U.S. Central Command, and 2) two U.S. Navy destroyers successfully transited the Strait yesterday, providing an escort for several tankers. The Trump Administration is the primary beneficiary of limiting the flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf. In doing so, it denies Iran an estimated US$100 million in daily revenue (hard currency) with which to fund its defense and foreign proxies, and it creates leverage over China and Europe.
The Trump Administration also controls the flow of oil from Venezuela and has blockaded the shipment of oil to Cuba.
The media either does not understand the big picture, or it does not want you to know what the big picture looks like.
Thank you for this meticulous unraveling of Iranian propaganda B.S.!
Lloyd's of London Insurance Company has never been friends of the United States after we beat Great Britain in 1783. They are as much of an enemy as Iran. Insurance companies run the world; not the banks. Who do you think insures the banks from failure?????
Who also fomented, funded and supplied the Confederacy?
Is this a rhetorical question? The British funded and supplied the Confederacy until General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the North defeated the Confederate Army at Gettysburg.
Please, everyone make note of ALL the entities, foreign AND domestic, who have decided to side with Iran during this war and NEVER forget it.
The US media has a reckoning coming. I believe the constitution protects them from a governmental reckoning, as should be, but it does NOT protect them from a reckoning from the people.
At what point does the Constitution and Amendments give US citizens the right AND DUTY to deal with domestic enemies in real terms? The US media, as a whole, and many persons individually and expressly, have established they are domestic enemies of the people of the united States.
Alex, how about one of your in-depth studies and analysis of just how far the citizens can go in destroying this enemy and, perhaps to begin with, non-violent ways to accomplish this.
Non-violent ways to deal with Iran, surely you jest.
This is an important article because it should remind everyone how tricky the media is with semantics. "These are not minor caveats."
No offense, Susan, as I'm certain we agree completely! My non-violent method refers to our first step in properly addressing our own "enemy within" media.
Ah, now we are in total agreement.
This is a great article. I feel that it strongly reinforces my thesis that the Ayatollah Regime won nothing by mining the Straits of Hormuz.
https://yehoshuakahan.substack.com/p/iran-has-not-won-the-war?r=6sp8be
Just imagine, what a breathtakingly different place the world would be if we had an honest, courageous and intelligent media who were not wedded to the forces of evil who want to rule the world.
Woe unto the media! For they have an outsized portion of blame and responsibility for aiding and abetting, inciting and causing incalculable needless suffering, pain, chaos, fear and turmoil in the world. I believe there is a special hell created just for them.
This is how narratives get manufacturedโone โauthoritativeโ report, a few unnamed sources, and suddenly speculation becomes global fact. The problem isnโt just being wrongโitโs not doing the work. No one asked the basic question: which ship actually paid? Thatโs Journalism 101. Instead, the story metastasized into conventional wisdom, while the evidence never materialized. Meanwhile, Iran benefits from the perception of control without having to prove it. Thatโs information warfare, and the media walked right into it. The lesson here isnโt about shipping lanesโitโs about credibility. If you donโt verify, youโre not reporting. Youโre amplifying.
Imagine the Scribes of Jesus' day having the tool of artificial information...
You mean lies? Oh, thatโs been in existence since the beginning of time. ๐
Please provide a reference for your statement: "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reinforced this reality with an unambiguous warning: any entity making a payment to Iran for Strait transit will face swift criminal, financial, and economic punishment."
It's the same as Trump's constant โoooh you guys better watch out in 2 weeks I'm definitely going to finally really for real do somethingโ
No, it's not the same "thing." I spent a good deal of time clicking through the Treasury Department's website, and reading statements made by Secretary Bessent. I failed to find Bessent's "unambiguous warning." Mr. Muse does a good deal of research for his columns. I'd like to see the reference for Bessent's warning.
Thank you for your detailed research and analysis of this dense topic. You are a brilliant Sherlock Holmes amongst a naive cadre of journalist wannabes.
Excellent analysis clears this mess up. Thanks
Your substacks are so timely. I was recently introduced to PrometheanAction.com where they had revealed the Bank of London and Lloydโs nefarious relationships with Iranian oil and the maritime insurance industry. Canโt thank you enough for revealing the deepest, darkest players in this insane world.
http://PrometheanAction.com. Such great analysis of world events. Keep following them
I would venture to guess that London is culpable for the sham story of toll. The London Globalist Oligarchs are getting desperate!!! ๐๐ฝ
Fog of war