Dollars and Sense Trump Just Got Handed Tehran’s Own Timetable: Senior Voices in Iran Say They Will Stretch the War Past the Midterms Trump told a Dallas convention crowd the Iran war ends right after the midterms, accusing Tehran of dragging it out to swing the election.... Jack BuckbySeptember 10, 2026
Dollars and Sense China’s Oil Imports Have Collapsed by Half Since the Iran War — and the Reason Prices Haven’t Exploded Is Quietly Alarming China’s crude oil imports have collapsed since the Iran War began, but global oil markets have so far avoided the supply shock many analysts... Jack BuckbyJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense One Scenario Has Oil Hitting $200 a Barrel and the World Tipping Into Recession — and the Strait of Hormuz Is the Trigger Iran has time on its side — and every week the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, the danger to the global economy grows. A... Brent M. EastwoodJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Iran War Means the World Is Running On Borrowed Oil, And The Tank Hits Empty In July Right now, a meaningful share of the oil that keeps the global economy moving is not being pumped from the ground. It is being... Harry J. KazianisJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense America Is Filling the World’s Oil Gap by Draining Its Emergency Reserve — and That Can’t Last Forever Summary and Key Points: With Iran’s blockade choking the Strait of Hormuz, America has quietly become the world’s oil backstop — shipping record crude... Jack BuckbyJune 2, 2026
Dollars and Sense If Iran Keeps the Strait of Hormuz Shut Until October, Economists Warn the World Could Face a Depression Summary and Key Points: The Strait of Hormuz has been shut since the war began in February. Iran has walked away from talks, and... Harry J. KazianisJune 2, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Tried to Choke the World’s Oil — and Now Its Own Economy Is in Freefall Summary and Key Points: Iran has turned the world’s busiest oil route into a tollbooth — forcing ships through Hormuz to pay its government,... Steve BalestrieriJune 2, 2026
Dollars and Sense The SR-71 Blackbird’s Titanium Parts Made in Summer Corroded and Those Made in Winter Didn’t — and the Reason Came down to the Tap Water Summary and Key Points: The SR-71 Blackbird was built almost entirely of titanium to survive the heat of Mach 3 flight — but engineers... Brent M. EastwoodJune 2, 2026
Dollars and Sense If Iran Makes Good on Its Threat to Close the Strait of Hormuz, Gas Could Hit $7 a Gallon in America Summary and Key Points: Iran just threatened to ‘completely’ close the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that carries a fifth of the... Jack BuckbyJune 2, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Walked Out of Talks and Threatened the World’s Oil — Hours Later, Trump Said They Were Back On Last week, the Trump administration was publicly signaling that a deal with Iran was coming soon – but the prospect of a permanent peace... Jack BuckbyJune 1, 2026