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Conrad Black: The Hormuz Strait Threat Won’t Derail US Strategy in Iran War

Conrad Black: The Hormuz Strait Threat Won’t Derail US Strategy in Iran War
A gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war, in Shinas, Oman, on March 11, 2026. Benoit Tessier/Reuters
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Commentary
As is the norm when political events in uncivilized places become violent, stock and related commodity prices become volatile and usually overreact. This has certainly occurred with oil prices responding to developments in the Iran war. The U.S. administration has already waived the Jones Act to facilitate the delivery of foreign oil in foreign ships to U.S. ports and announced increased supply from the Naval oil reserve.
Conrad Black
Conrad Black
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Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.