Is the Strait of Hormuz crisis simply the result of a failed strategy or do Washington and Israel actually benefit from prolonged regional chaos?
Journalist William Van Wagenen joins Syriana Analysis for a major geopolitical debate on the escalating Hormuz crisis, the restructuring of global energy routes, and whether economic shock itself may serve broader strategic interests.
We discuss:
- the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
- global oil and energy markets
- Israel’s regional ambitions
- Trump’s “4D chess” narrative
- sanctions warfare and economic destabilization
- Gulf monarchies and US military bases
- Iran’s regional strategy
- the future of American power in West Asia
- CBDCs, financial restructuring, and “Great Reset” theories
I also challenged the idea that Washington is executing some master plan, arguing instead that imperial overstretch, failed strategy, and geopolitical desperation may better explain the current escalation.
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—Kevork Almassian is a Syrian geopolitical analyst and the founder of Syriana Analysis.
