STRAIT SHOWDOWN: Trump's Project Freedom Puts Iran to the Ultimate Test

Get our FREE Newsletter at https://www.PrometheanAction.com — President Trump announces “Project Freedom,” directing the U.S. Navy to escort neutral-country ships through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday and warning that interference will be attacked, while noting positive U.S.-Iran discussions and framing the move as a test of whether Iran’s negotiators control the IRGC. The episode argues Trump is using oil and gas to rebuild the U.S. economy and to displace London’s oil-pricing power, citing April 20 Presidential Determinations under the Defense Production Act, a National Energy Dominance Council led by Doug Burgum and Chris Wright, and rising U.S. production driving lower prices, a manufacturing revival, and a shrinking trade deficit. It contrasts this with post-1971 “petrodollar” strategy, OPEC shocks, “controlled disintegration,” and Iran-related destabilization, and claims modern media propaganda—from Lippmann to Operation Mockingbird to recent censorship networks—drives anti-Trump narratives. 🇺🇸 America 250 Merch drop, featuring Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Alexander Hamilton: https://shop.prometheanaction.com/collections/america-250-founding-fathers-collection-17762026 🔗 ALL PAID subscribers get access to all the citations, links and resources used to write this script https://www.prometheanaction.com/#/portal/account/plans 👉 *Make a one-time donation to Promethean Action* https://donate.prometheanaction.com/donate_social_otm?recruiter_id=139893 00:00 The Monday Brief - STRAIT SHOWDOWN: Trump's Project Freedom Puts Iran to the Ultimate Test - May 4, 2026 01:59 Oil as a Superweapon for the American Renaissance 05:16 How They Used Oil to Launch a Dark Age 09:08 Why the Media Can't Stop Lying