Crude new world: Oil markets will never be the same – regardless of how the war in Iran ends

Bogdan Hofbauer

Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a worthy goal in and of itself. But President Trump’s campaign against the Iranian regime carries far broader implications — many of them directly advancing American interests and reshaping the strategic landscape for years to come. Here are some of the ways the war is changing the world. Chokepoints are shifting Iran’s strikes on Gulf ports have come at great expense — in lives, infrastructure and economic damage. But rather than force its