#532 ART -How A Strait Closure Can Break Treasuries And Send Gold Soaring

From Paratruther by Tony Arterburn

March 12, 2026 · 1h 0m · Episode 148

About this episode

The episode explores the economic implications of a potential conflict in the Middle East, focusing on the impact on the U.S. Treasury market and the shift towards gold as a hard asset.

The scariest part of a new Middle East war might not be the missiles. It might be the math. We follow the chain reaction that starts with the Strait of Hormuz and ends where most people never look: the U.S. Treasury market, bond yields, and the global plumbing that keeps the dollar system running. When oil becomes scarce or simply feels unsafe to ship, prices jump, supply chains tighten, and countries that must import energy scramble for liquidity. If they sell Treasuries to buy oil and food, the “battlefield” shifts from tanks to interest rates.We talk through why this moment feels different: historic U.S. debt levels, huge deficits, and a world that has already been nudged toward de-dollarization by years of sanctions and financial warfare. We revisit the petrodollar story, the quiet end of old assumptions, and why central banks buying physical gold signals a preference for hard assets over sovereign paper. Along the way, we weigh the unintended consequences of escalation, including recession risk, market intervention, and the long-term damage to U.S. credibility as a negotiating power.Then we pivot into parapolitics and accountability: reports of catastrophic targeting…

People in this episode

Host: Tony Arterburn

Topics covered

Middle East conflict
U.S. Treasury market
de-dollarization
petrodollar
financial warfare
parapolitics
institutional secrecy

Keywords

Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Treasury
gold
de-dollarization
petrodollar
financial warfare
recession risk
bioweapons
collateral damage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Treasury, central banks, Bohemian Grove

Places: Strait of Hormuz, U.S.

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