Dollars and Sense The Iran War’s Next Shock Won’t Hit the Gas Pump — It’s Coming for the World’s Food Supply, and It’s Already Too Late to Stop The oil crisis grabbed the headlines. The food crisis may be the one that lasts. The Strait of Hormuz carries a third of the... Brandon Weichert1 day ago
Dollars and Sense 11,000 Sailors Have Been Trapped in the Persian Gulf for Months Thanks to the Iran War. They’re Finally Coming Home As many as 11,000 seafarers have been trapped in the Persian Gulf for months, stranded by the conflict. Now they're finally being evacuated —... Jack BuckbyJune 23, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran’s Currency Has Collapsed to 1.2 Million to the Dollar — and Meat Is Now a Luxury Iran's economy is buckling: oil exports have collapsed to 260,000 barrels a day, inflation hasn't been this high since 1942, and the currency has... Jack BuckbyJune 22, 2026
Dollars and Sense One-Fifth of the World’s Oil Runs Through Hormuz. A Failed Deal Could Push Prices Toward $200 A day after Iran snubbed him in Switzerland, Vice President Vance called the talks a "very, very good day" and said Iran agreed to... Jack BuckbyJune 22, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Strait of Hormuz Is Closed Again: Iran Just Went ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Donald Trump and Israel Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Saturday over Israel's war in Lebanon, even as Vice President JD Vance insisted oil was still... Harry J. KazianisJune 20, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Now Sees the Strait of Hormuz as a Cash Cow — and the Toll-Free Deal May Not Last Iran now sees the Strait of Hormuz as a cash cow, one scholar argues — and the real danger of Trump's toll-free deal is... Michael RubinJune 20, 2026
Dollars and Sense Goldman Sachs Says the Strait of Hormuz May Never Fully Recover — and the Gulf Is Already Building Around It Goldman Sachs says the Strait of Hormuz may never fully recover — and the Gulf isn't waiting to find out. The UAE and Saudi... Steve BalestrieriJune 18, 2026
Dollars and Sense ‘We Run Out of Reserves in About 4 Weeks’: Why Donald Trump Had to Take the Iran Deal Trump just admitted what drove the Iran deal: "We run out of reserves in about four weeks." Staying at war, he warned, could have... Jack BuckbyJune 17, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Optics Look Bad for Donald Trump: The Leaked Iran Deal Includes a $300 Billion Reconstruction Fund The leaked Iran deal includes a $300 billion reconstruction fund — and one analyst says the optics could burn Trump, even though the White... Harrison KassJune 16, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Oil Business Is Shifting From Hormuz to Houston. The Iran War May Have Made It Permanent The Iran war may end Friday, but one shift it triggered could be permanent: the oil business moving from Hormuz to Houston. The UAE... Steve BalestrieriJune 16, 2026