Picture a Saudi tanker running empty, riding high in the water, as it turns out of the Gulf of Oman and back through the Strait of Hormuz, toward the stretch of water Iran has spent this year calling closed.
Trump deserves credit for treating Iran’s threats as a problem America can overcome. Protecting commercial shipping while squeezing the regime’s revenue gives military power a concrete purpose. Alexander Muse explains the ingenuity behind that approach: Gulf producers have every incentive to move their oil, and American protection helps them do it. That’s a partnership worth backing. Every successful voyage makes Tehran’s threats less persuasive to the next shipowner considering the trip. The sailors accepting those risks deserve enormous respect. I want Trump to turn that hard-earned advantage into a durable agreement that protects navigation and American security. He’s right to demand something substantial for it.
"Gulf Oil Is Back to 94%" So, Iran believes they still control that 'Strait of America?' They must be listening to America's "legacy Media." Additionally, somebody needs to engage a 'Cattle Prod' on those "Price Gouging" Oil companies, and get those egregious prices at the pump LOWERED! As John Stossel would say, "GIVE ME A BREAK."
The real problem is not the supply of oil, it is the lack of refining capacity. Ukraine has hit several refineries in Russia and Russia has imposed an export ban on diesel, ExxonMobil's Joliet Refinery was shut down due to a power outage, and a Saudi Aramco refinery was hit again by the Houthi's. We need refinery capacity, but in the US, the climate lunatics have been working tirelessly to shut down anything and everything fossil fuels. In the early 80's, CA had 42 refineries. Today, only 11 remain and oil companies are threatening to to close more of those due to Sacramento's hostility to fossil fuels.
"....lack of refining capacity." Absootootly true! The U.S. produces over 13M barrels of oil per day; "Despite the large output (around 13.2 million barrels of crude oil a day)—the U.S. skews heavily toward light sweet crude, which is easier and cheaper to refine. This is great for certain products like gasoline and diesel, but the issue is that U.S. refineries were built decades ago to process a much heavier, sourer crude oil. The ability to process crude oil into usable products—such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and heating oil—hinges on refinery capacity. While the U.S. has an extensive refining system, it’s still limited in scope compared to the sheer volume of oil it produces. In recent decades, no new refineries have been built in the U.S." Fuel Stream
One headline reads: BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — March 11, 2026 : The United States government has announced plans for the construction of the first major new oil refinery built in the country in approximately five decades.
One "roadblock" is that 'Green New Deal Scam.' America has been held hostage to all of those environmental/Global Warming/Climate Change whack jobs! The truth, however, is finally coming out. This is from someone much more intelligent than I:
"The Green New Scam Won’t Keep You Warm
The scientific evidence that the Green New Scam is a scam is now overwhelming. It started as a trickle a few years ago. Any scientist who questioned the green scam consensus was in danger of losing research grants, being denied tenure, or not being published in leading scientific journals. Now the worm has turned. It’s the climate alarmists who are on defense and real scientists have been producing books, articles, lectures and original research showing that there is no climate crisis and CO2 has no detectable impact on whatever might be going on with the climate. Of course, the climate does change. We had prolonged warm periods during the Roman Empire and again around the year 1000 AD. That’s when the Vikings were growing crops in parts of Greenland now covered in ice. There was an extended Little Ice Age from about 1500 to 1900 during which you could walk across the Thames River in winter because it was frozen solid. Real climate change was caused by solar cycles, volcanoes, ocean currents, water vapor and other macro events that had nothing to do with man-made carbon emissions. It’s too bad Germany didn’t get the memo. They spent the last 14 years, mostly under Angela Merkel and the influence of Germany’s green party, deindustrializing Germany. They shut down every coal-fired power plant, almost every nuclear plant, and built huge arrays of solar modules and windmills. Guess what? It didn’t work. Solar doesn’t work at night or in bad weather. Windmills don’t work when the wind doesn’t blow. Together they are not enough to support a modern power grid. Germany also imposed so many regulations on energy intensive industry that companies simply moved their manufacturing abroad. This left Germans out of work and the GDP in decline. Now, Germany is at the end of its rope, as reported. Facing severe winter weather, Germany has decided to fire-up one of its mothballed coal energy plants. It may reopen other coal-fired plants in the weeks ahead. It will take years to undo the damage the Green New Scam has caused in Germany. Hopefully this decision to reopen some coal plants marks a turning point on Germany’s road back to sanity and away from the false science and fake claims of the greeniacs. How Does $12 Trillion For No Gain Sound? That’s The Climate Change Record!" Jim Rickards
Agree 100% re: the total scam. Wind and solar are parasites on the grid and should be completely banned. And, it's not just Germany deindustrializing, it is most, if not all, of the EU along with the UK and Australia. One problem we will continue to face is the large amount of funding for the climate crusade coming from a few very rich foundations and individuals along with k-12 and beyond indoctrination, a complicit/corrupt media, corrupt politicians and China. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/china-netzero-advantage-climate
My fear is that if Republicans don't take decisive action before dems take control again, dems will simply do a full court press re: the energy and climate agenda, which IMO, is the single biggest threat to our national security. As Ed Hoskins notes at the end of many of his articles (here is one I cite frequently https://edmhdotme.wpcomstaging.com/a-few-graphs-say-it-all-for-renewables/)
“Never forget Sun Tsu’s first art of war:
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
That is exactly what is happening as Western governments pursue self-harming Green Energy policies.
There is no better way to damage Western societies than by rendering their power supplies unreliable and expensive. Who Benefits ?
and
The late Professor Sir David MacKay:
“The dependence on Weather-Dependent “Renewable Energy” to power a developed economy is an Appalling Delusion”.
There’s so much delusion and I think it’s so dangerous for humanity that people allow themselves to have these delusions that they’re willing to not think carefully about the numbers and the realities, and the laws of physics and the realities of engineering… humanity really does need to pay attention to arithmetic, and the laws of physics.”
Arithmetic? Laws of physics? Engineering? These are all lost on politicians, to our incalculable cost.
"One problem we will continue to face is the large amount of funding for the climate crusade....and China." Roger that! What that does is ensure those "Climate Scam" crusaders, like Al 'The Tree Hugger,' 'Internet inventor,' Gore and all of his acolytes, continue to enrich themselves off of the backs of the taxpaying public! As noted, China is a BIG proponent pushing 'Climate Change' on the Western hemisphere, all the while building a coal fired plant every week! As is said far too often in America today, "You Just Can't Make This Schiff Up."
This could have been a confusing article because there are literally so many moving parts, but it is easy to read and understand because it is so well done.
Defeating the state sponsor of terror will be President Trump’s lasting gift to the world if we hold the line and vote red. Trump closed the border to human and drug trafficking in one day, something the Democrats said was impossible. This is one of his many accomplishments. He is a builder restoring manufacturing, infrastructure, safety, girls and women’s sports, job opportunities, the importance of family,and freedom of religion.
Retired and living on small savings, I can handle temporary higher gas and fuel and food prices so much better than living in a country governed by the ineptitude of the Biden and Obama administrations which ignited soaring inflation, raised taxes, left Afghanistan in disgrace (an approximately 20 year war), allowed rampant fraud and waste by government agencies, increased health insurance costs, fostered hatred for political opponents, encouraged rioting in the streets, spied on its political opponents, locked down small businesses and churches, ignored years of public health knowledge regarding pandemic safety, limited access to cheap life saving drugs, cut off family from the elderly and dying, championed class envy rather than hard work,and practiced cancel culture and de-platforming anyone who did not share their wokeness.
I trust that President Trump’s administration is comprised of people who love the USA, and want to see it prosper.
Immediate gratification is an empty leftist promise. Success takes fortitude, perseverance, and time.
So after being attacked, the Iranians were going to charge one dollar a barrel for every barrel that went through the straight. Instead, the fee has risen to $28 a barrel to avoid the Iranian one dollar barrel. Tell me how this makes sense.
Patience my friend. The market needs time to adjust. The price at the pump also doesn’t reflect directly on the price for a barrel. The Obama administration had 308 days of over $100 a barrel oil. Trump has under 30 days of oil being over $100 a barrel after nearly two years.
This is true, I heard that we were supposedly shutting off diesel exports to keep it here, but I have not seen anything more about that. Something with this equation stinks to high heaven...
Politico strikes again. Fake news. They reported that the White House was preparing a 90-day export ban. President Trump said that he backs keeping diesel in the US.
This reminds me of the Kuwaiti oil fields after Gulf War I; many people claimed that the oil fields would burn for decades. Carl Sagan made this claim in the December 1991 Playboy interview. Unfortunately, the oil fields were extinguished just as the issue went to press.
Trump deserves credit for treating Iran’s threats as a problem America can overcome. Protecting commercial shipping while squeezing the regime’s revenue gives military power a concrete purpose. Alexander Muse explains the ingenuity behind that approach: Gulf producers have every incentive to move their oil, and American protection helps them do it. That’s a partnership worth backing. Every successful voyage makes Tehran’s threats less persuasive to the next shipowner considering the trip. The sailors accepting those risks deserve enormous respect. I want Trump to turn that hard-earned advantage into a durable agreement that protects navigation and American security. He’s right to demand something substantial for it.
"Gulf Oil Is Back to 94%" So, Iran believes they still control that 'Strait of America?' They must be listening to America's "legacy Media." Additionally, somebody needs to engage a 'Cattle Prod' on those "Price Gouging" Oil companies, and get those egregious prices at the pump LOWERED! As John Stossel would say, "GIVE ME A BREAK."
The real problem is not the supply of oil, it is the lack of refining capacity. Ukraine has hit several refineries in Russia and Russia has imposed an export ban on diesel, ExxonMobil's Joliet Refinery was shut down due to a power outage, and a Saudi Aramco refinery was hit again by the Houthi's. We need refinery capacity, but in the US, the climate lunatics have been working tirelessly to shut down anything and everything fossil fuels. In the early 80's, CA had 42 refineries. Today, only 11 remain and oil companies are threatening to to close more of those due to Sacramento's hostility to fossil fuels.
"....lack of refining capacity." Absootootly true! The U.S. produces over 13M barrels of oil per day; "Despite the large output (around 13.2 million barrels of crude oil a day)—the U.S. skews heavily toward light sweet crude, which is easier and cheaper to refine. This is great for certain products like gasoline and diesel, but the issue is that U.S. refineries were built decades ago to process a much heavier, sourer crude oil. The ability to process crude oil into usable products—such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and heating oil—hinges on refinery capacity. While the U.S. has an extensive refining system, it’s still limited in scope compared to the sheer volume of oil it produces. In recent decades, no new refineries have been built in the U.S." Fuel Stream
One headline reads: BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — March 11, 2026 : The United States government has announced plans for the construction of the first major new oil refinery built in the country in approximately five decades.
One "roadblock" is that 'Green New Deal Scam.' America has been held hostage to all of those environmental/Global Warming/Climate Change whack jobs! The truth, however, is finally coming out. This is from someone much more intelligent than I:
"The Green New Scam Won’t Keep You Warm
The scientific evidence that the Green New Scam is a scam is now overwhelming. It started as a trickle a few years ago. Any scientist who questioned the green scam consensus was in danger of losing research grants, being denied tenure, or not being published in leading scientific journals. Now the worm has turned. It’s the climate alarmists who are on defense and real scientists have been producing books, articles, lectures and original research showing that there is no climate crisis and CO2 has no detectable impact on whatever might be going on with the climate. Of course, the climate does change. We had prolonged warm periods during the Roman Empire and again around the year 1000 AD. That’s when the Vikings were growing crops in parts of Greenland now covered in ice. There was an extended Little Ice Age from about 1500 to 1900 during which you could walk across the Thames River in winter because it was frozen solid. Real climate change was caused by solar cycles, volcanoes, ocean currents, water vapor and other macro events that had nothing to do with man-made carbon emissions. It’s too bad Germany didn’t get the memo. They spent the last 14 years, mostly under Angela Merkel and the influence of Germany’s green party, deindustrializing Germany. They shut down every coal-fired power plant, almost every nuclear plant, and built huge arrays of solar modules and windmills. Guess what? It didn’t work. Solar doesn’t work at night or in bad weather. Windmills don’t work when the wind doesn’t blow. Together they are not enough to support a modern power grid. Germany also imposed so many regulations on energy intensive industry that companies simply moved their manufacturing abroad. This left Germans out of work and the GDP in decline. Now, Germany is at the end of its rope, as reported. Facing severe winter weather, Germany has decided to fire-up one of its mothballed coal energy plants. It may reopen other coal-fired plants in the weeks ahead. It will take years to undo the damage the Green New Scam has caused in Germany. Hopefully this decision to reopen some coal plants marks a turning point on Germany’s road back to sanity and away from the false science and fake claims of the greeniacs. How Does $12 Trillion For No Gain Sound? That’s The Climate Change Record!" Jim Rickards
Agree 100% re: the total scam. Wind and solar are parasites on the grid and should be completely banned. And, it's not just Germany deindustrializing, it is most, if not all, of the EU along with the UK and Australia. One problem we will continue to face is the large amount of funding for the climate crusade coming from a few very rich foundations and individuals along with k-12 and beyond indoctrination, a complicit/corrupt media, corrupt politicians and China. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/china-netzero-advantage-climate
There are clearly cracks in the movement, but these groups won't go quietly into the night as evidenced by the lawsuits filed to fight the endangerment finding recission and repealing the power plan limits. Republicans have an opportunity to pass legislation like ARC-ES and the Stop Climate Shakedown act ( https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/09/29/repealing-power-plant-limits-is-a-good-start-arc-es-would-give-it-lasting-impact/ and https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/09/28/stop-climate-shakedowns-act-of-2026/ ) to restore some level of sanity and security. We will see if they can get it done.
Republicans can also use the CRA to rollback congressionally approved financing for climate initiatives, but they need to act soon. Lastly, the Supreme Court will have the opportunity to put an end to most if not all of the idiotic lawsuits cities and states are filing against oil companies because climate change. https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/the-courts-coming-climate-change-case-and-the-very-confused-doctrine-of-preemption/
My fear is that if Republicans don't take decisive action before dems take control again, dems will simply do a full court press re: the energy and climate agenda, which IMO, is the single biggest threat to our national security. As Ed Hoskins notes at the end of many of his articles (here is one I cite frequently https://edmhdotme.wpcomstaging.com/a-few-graphs-say-it-all-for-renewables/)
“Never forget Sun Tsu’s first art of war:
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
That is exactly what is happening as Western governments pursue self-harming Green Energy policies.
There is no better way to damage Western societies than by rendering their power supplies unreliable and expensive. Who Benefits ?
and
The late Professor Sir David MacKay:
“The dependence on Weather-Dependent “Renewable Energy” to power a developed economy is an Appalling Delusion”.
There’s so much delusion and I think it’s so dangerous for humanity that people allow themselves to have these delusions that they’re willing to not think carefully about the numbers and the realities, and the laws of physics and the realities of engineering… humanity really does need to pay attention to arithmetic, and the laws of physics.”
Arithmetic? Laws of physics? Engineering? These are all lost on politicians, to our incalculable cost.
"One problem we will continue to face is the large amount of funding for the climate crusade....and China." Roger that! What that does is ensure those "Climate Scam" crusaders, like Al 'The Tree Hugger,' 'Internet inventor,' Gore and all of his acolytes, continue to enrich themselves off of the backs of the taxpaying public! As noted, China is a BIG proponent pushing 'Climate Change' on the Western hemisphere, all the while building a coal fired plant every week! As is said far too often in America today, "You Just Can't Make This Schiff Up."
The resolve of the Trump Admin is remarkable
This could have been a confusing article because there are literally so many moving parts, but it is easy to read and understand because it is so well done.
So some of you are praising Trump for showing resolve and grit for a problem he alone created? Give me a break.
Please forward your vacation photos of Gaza
This war has been a complete disaster for Trump and the Republican party. Long past time to just get out of the Middle East forever.
Defeating the state sponsor of terror will be President Trump’s lasting gift to the world if we hold the line and vote red. Trump closed the border to human and drug trafficking in one day, something the Democrats said was impossible. This is one of his many accomplishments. He is a builder restoring manufacturing, infrastructure, safety, girls and women’s sports, job opportunities, the importance of family,and freedom of religion.
Retired and living on small savings, I can handle temporary higher gas and fuel and food prices so much better than living in a country governed by the ineptitude of the Biden and Obama administrations which ignited soaring inflation, raised taxes, left Afghanistan in disgrace (an approximately 20 year war), allowed rampant fraud and waste by government agencies, increased health insurance costs, fostered hatred for political opponents, encouraged rioting in the streets, spied on its political opponents, locked down small businesses and churches, ignored years of public health knowledge regarding pandemic safety, limited access to cheap life saving drugs, cut off family from the elderly and dying, championed class envy rather than hard work,and practiced cancel culture and de-platforming anyone who did not share their wokeness.
I trust that President Trump’s administration is comprised of people who love the USA, and want to see it prosper.
Immediate gratification is an empty leftist promise. Success takes fortitude, perseverance, and time.
🔥 PREACH 🔥
lol
So after being attacked, the Iranians were going to charge one dollar a barrel for every barrel that went through the straight. Instead, the fee has risen to $28 a barrel to avoid the Iranian one dollar barrel. Tell me how this makes sense.
Might be back to 94% but it's also back to $104 a barrel too.
Patience my friend. The market needs time to adjust. The price at the pump also doesn’t reflect directly on the price for a barrel. The Obama administration had 308 days of over $100 a barrel oil. Trump has under 30 days of oil being over $100 a barrel after nearly two years.
This is true, I heard that we were supposedly shutting off diesel exports to keep it here, but I have not seen anything more about that. Something with this equation stinks to high heaven...
Banning diesel exports would be a very bad idea according to a number of sources. It is a global commodity and banning exports does not increase the supply. Here is a pretty good explanation. https://blackmon.substack.com/p/ier-why-are-diesel-prices-so-high
Politico strikes again. Fake news. They reported that the White House was preparing a 90-day export ban. President Trump said that he backs keeping diesel in the US.
US refiners when they run flat-out, make more diesel than we can use here, so why would Trump ban export of diesel?
This reminds me of the Kuwaiti oil fields after Gulf War I; many people claimed that the oil fields would burn for decades. Carl Sagan made this claim in the December 1991 Playboy interview. Unfortunately, the oil fields were extinguished just as the issue went to press.