Start PREPARING Yourself - Douglas Macgregor
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Published1 week ago
Duration21:20
Video ID9NNu4FgIBac
Languageen
CategoryEducation
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Views9.7K
Likes423
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In this explosive interview, Colonel Douglas Macgregor warns that the Iran ceasefire is already collapsing and that renewed fighting in the Strait of Hormuz could tip the global economy into depression. He argues that war risk insurance premiums surged from roughly 0.25% of vessel value to as high as 10% at the peak, with single voyage costs reaching 3 to 8 million dollars per tanker. Daily transits through Hormuz reportedly fell by as much as 95%, and at least 9 to 15 tankers have been damaged since hostilities began. Macgregor says Wall Street is delusional if it believes energy markets have stabilized.
Macgregor claims the US Navy cannot operate within 100 to 400 miles of the Iranian coastline without unacceptable risk, effectively neutralizing American sea power in the Gulf. He dismisses the idea that assassinations or decapitation strikes can produce regime change, arguing that attempted operations near Isfahan failed due to layered air defenses and local militia resistance. According to him, the notion of inserting large US ground forces into another theater is obsolete, just as Cold War troop models of 275,000 soldiers stationed in Germany would be instantly destroyed by modern missile systems.
On Ukraine, Macgregor says Moscow faces a narrowing window before mid-September mud conditions restrict maneuver warfare. He argues that many Russians favor a decisive offensive to end the conflict, but President Putin is weighing that option against the risk of direct war with NATO. While he describes European military capacity as weak, he emphasizes that the Kremlinâs overriding objective remains avoiding a wider NATO conflict, even as pressure builds for a final push
đ Sources cited in this video:
âą U.S. Energy Information Administration - Strait of Hormuz
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=39932
âą Lloydâs of London - War Risk Insurance
https://www.lloyds.com/market-resources/marine/war-risk
âą Fitch Ratings - Middle East Shipping Risk Reports
https://www.fitchratings.com
âą U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency - Turkey F110 Engine Notification
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales
âą Reuters - Shipping and Insurance Costs in the Gulf
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/
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