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The Dollar Without Petro: Dual Hormuz–Red Sea Blockade Cuts Saudi–US Crude Oil Exports to Zero
Throughout the entire month of July 2026, the US received zero crude oil shipments from Saudi Arabia for the first time since 1985. The war with Iran, launched to strengthen the petrodollar system, has produced the opposite effect — it is undermining the very foundation of American financial power.
The Pentagon's Defensive Arc: Retreat Disguised as Strategy?
The Pentagon’s “Defensive Arc” is not just a troop redeployment but a silent acknowledgment that Iranian deterrence has reshaped the regional battlefield and that US military dominance in the Middle East has become difficult to sustain. Is this a strategic calculation or a forced retreat?
Tehran’s priorities and approach in the new phase of the war with the U.S. and its allies
Iran has raised the cost of any aggression to a level that can no longer be managed within the framework of a limited operation. At the current juncture, it seems that Iran has a strategic advantage in the field of deterrence.
