America Says Hormuz Won’t Matter in 2 Years. Here’s the Problem.

America Says Hormuz Won’t Matter in 2 Years. Here’s the Problem.

August 31, 2026 · 23 min

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The episode discusses predictions about the future relevance of the Strait of Hormuz in global oil trade and the implications of proposed pipeline projects.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just predicted that the most important oil chokepoint on Earth will stop mattering within two years: the Strait of Hormuz, he said, is about to become just another body of water. Washington's top diplomat is saying the same thing. The plan sounds simple enough: build pipelines around Iran, and the strait that carries a fifth of the world's oil loses its grip on the global economy. The pipelines that exist today move a fraction of what passes through Hormuz in a single day, and the routes meant to close the gap all share one feature nobody in Washington is talking about. They have to come out somewhere. What waits at the other end is the problem. Learn to invest alongside the top minds in commodities. Join The Commodity University today. CLICK: https://join.thecommodityuniversity.com/ Sign up for my free weekly newsletter at https://2ly.link/211gx Be part of our online investment community: https://vricmedia.com https://twitter.com/JayMartinBC https://www.instagram.com/jaymartinbc https://www.facebook.com/TheJayMartinShow https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-house-international Citations: https://rentry.co/jms-hormuz-irrelevant-sources…

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