Dollars and Sense Trump Just Got Handed Iran’s Answer on Hormuz: The Oman Deal Is Nearly Done, and the Strait Still Does Not Reopen The administration says 8 to 8.5 million barrels move through the strait each night. An independent tracking firm counts closer to 3 million a... Steve BalestrieriAugust 10, 2026
The Treaty Trump Says the Iran Standoff Is ‘Like a Chess Game’ — Five Days After a Deal Was Supposedly Hours Away From Landing Trump calls it a chess game and says he's only semi-negotiating. Meanwhile the demands Iran once reserved for nuclear talks are attached to the... Stephen SilverAugust 10, 2026
Dollars and Sense Gasoline Is Above Four Dollars and Trump Is Blaming Exxon and Chevron — Their Plants Are Already Running Past the Redline Exxon's Gulf plants ran at 95 percent last quarter, Chevron's at 97, Shell's above 102. Those numbers look like strength. They describe an industry... Andrew LathamAugust 7, 2026
The Treaty America’s Iran War Was Supposed to Last Four Days to Five Weeks — Six Months In, Not One Original Goal Has Been Met The war was pitched as four days to five weeks. Six months later, Hormuz is still closed, the Houthis hold Bab el-Mandeb, and Iran's... Brandon WeichertAugust 6, 2026
The Treaty Hormuz Could Reopen as Soon as Today — and the Deal Doing It Would Hand Iran Powers Over Shipping It Never Had Before Oil traders aren't celebrating yet — the last agreement collapsed within weeks. This one reportedly gives Iran a level of control over the world's... Jack BuckbyAugust 6, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Has Learned It Can Make the Global Economy ‘Scream’ — a Top Analyst Says Tehran Now Holds the Upper Hand on Hormuz Trump says we'll know within 48 hours — the strait opens "very soon," or Iran gets "hit very hard." But the fine print holds... Steve BalestrieriAugust 6, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Donald Trump Did Not Make This Iran Deal: The Strait of Hormuz Might Be Close to Reopening and Saving Your Wallet A Strait of Hormuz deal has been reported as close, but there had been no announcement of a final agreement as of Thursday morning. Stephen SilverAugust 6, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Trump Didn’t Make This Deal: The Strait of Hormuz Grand Bargain Looks Done and Iran Wins Iran’s strategy is to maintain any point of leverage it has and use its remaining stockpile of missiles and mobile launchers to continue terrorizing... Jack BuckbyAugust 5, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Strait of Hormuz Could Soon Be Opened If Iran Approves A New Deal on the Table Stephen Silver reports that officials from Iran and Oman told the Associated Press they have finalized a draft deal on the Strait of Hormuz,... Stephen SilverAugust 5, 2026