Who Controls 20% Of Global Oil When The Strait Remains Closed -- April 13, 2026

Locator: 50516BLOCKADE.

To clarify: 

• the strait is closed due to mines 
• the US Navy is now clearing those mines with underwater drones
• Trump plans to open the strait
• Trump only plans to blockade Iran
• China's not going to like that
• talk of a Taiwan blockade comes into play 

From The Merchant's News substack today: 

I asked Google Gemini to fact check that: 

Again, Trump knows what he is doing. Wow. And only Trump would have addressed this issue after seven previous presidents kicked the can down the road. 

The mainstream media doesn't get it. Many analysts do but they are afraid to speak out, afraid to be seen as supporting Donald Trump.

Right now, Powerline has clarified a number of issues. Particularly the blockade.