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EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 17 MIN

Freedom-Loving Nations Should Heed President Trump's Call to Secure the Strait of Hormuz Together

from Economic Collapse Report · host JD Rucker

For decades, the world's most consequential waterway has sat beneath the shadow of a hostile regime. The Strait of Hormuz — a sliver of water just 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest point — serves as the jugular vein of the global economy. Approximately a fifth of the world's oil passes through it, carried by roughly 3,000 ships each month. And for decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has held that jugular in its hands. The current war has finally shown the world what happens when that grip tightens.President Trump is right. He was right to call on allies to act, and he was right to frame it as a shared responsibility. More importantly, the principle behind his call — that no single hostile nation should ever again be permitted to weaponize the world's most critical maritime corridor — ought to become permanent doctrine for every freedom-loving nation on earth.Read More: https://economiccollapse.report/why-freedom-loving-nations-should-heed-president-trumps-call-to-secure-the-strait-of-hormuz-together/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For decades, the world's most consequential waterway has sat beneath the shadow of a hostile regime. The Strait of Hormuz — a sliver of water just 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest point — serves as the jugular vein of the global economy. Approximately a fifth of the world's oil passes through it, carried by roughly 3,000 ships each month. And for decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has held that jugular in its hands. The current war has finally shown the world what happens when that grip tightens.President Trump is right. He was right to call on allies to act, and he was right to frame it as a shared responsibility. More importantly, the principle behind his call — that no single hostile nation should ever again be permitted to weaponize the world's most critical maritime corridor — ought to become permanent doctrine for every freedom-loving nation on earth.Read More: https://economiccollapse.report/why-freedom-loving-nations-should-heed-president-trumps-call-to-secure-the-strait-of-hormuz-together/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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