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
The Treaty What a U.S.-Israel Break Would Actually Look Like — and It Wouldn’t Be a Speech An Israeli minister wants Netanyahu to reject Trump's Iran deal — and this analysis reads it as a real fault line. Trump wants out... Harrison KassJune 22, 2026
The Treaty ‘You Close It, and You Won’t Have a Country’: Trump’s Warning to Iran After It Shut the Strait Again Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again — though CENTCOM says it's still open, and the ship counts are murky. Trump's response was... Steve BalestrieriJune 22, 2026
The Treaty Iran Just Closed the Strait of Hormuz Again — and Says It’s Only the ‘First Step’ The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire lasted hours — and its collapse has shut the Strait of Hormuz again. Tehran closed the chokepoint Saturday, citing Israeli "violations,"... Jack BuckbyJune 20, 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
The Treaty Trump Has a Problem: How Iran Won the War It Was Losing — Without Firing Most of Its Missiles Iran lost the war militarily — and may have won the negotiation anyway. US intelligence reportedly believes Iran can now shut the Strait of... Jack BuckbyJune 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
The Treaty Trump Got His Iran Deal — and His Approval Rating Is Still Stuck at 36% and Crashing Trump has his signed Iran deal — but the political win isn't materializing. A new poll puts his approval at 36 percent, barely moved,... Jack BuckbyJune 19, 2026
The Treaty Donald Trump Isn’t Looking for the Perfect Iran Deal. He’s Looking for an Exit He Can Sell Trump may bomb Iran again — but the likelier outcome, this analysis argues, is that he takes a thin deal, calls it a win,... Andrew LathamJune 19, 2026