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The Strait of Hormuz has been 93% blocked since February 28. The last tankers that cleared before the blockade are arriving now. After mid-April, the pipeline from the Gulf empties out. The IEA said it plainly: 'In April, there is nothing.'
Zelenskyy signed 10-year defense deals with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE this week. Ukraine is offering combat-tested drone technology that has neutralized a third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. In return it wants Patriot missiles — which the Gulf needs for the same reason Ukraine does.
A Carnegie Endowment analysis argues the Iran war is making America less safe. The historical evidence — from 1953 to Baghdad to Tripoli — is hard to dismiss.
A rare planetary transit, a delayed superpower summit, and AI's predicted capability leap are all clustering in the same three-week window. Coincidence requires explanation.