How Trump wins by closing the Strait of Hormuz

📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: https://bit.ly/3Qdkd5y UnHerd's Freddie Sayers and Helen Thompson discuss the US-Israel Iran war and the global impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Watch it on the UnHerd website: https://unherd.com/watch-listen/was-closing-the-strait-of-hormuz-part-of-trumps-plan/ Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Advertise on UnHerd @ [email protected] UnHerd's Freddie Sayers speaks with Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, Helen Thompson, to dismantle the mainstream narrative surrounding the conflict in the Middle East. Moving beyond the idea that the U.S. is stumbling into war, Thompson reveals a possible strategic plan by the Trump administration to weaponise energy markets against China, while exploring how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz serves American interests in the global AI race, and how a reverse Suez moment is fundamentally redrawing the map of global power. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv //TIMECODES// 00:00 - 00:34 - Intro 00:34 - 01:16 - Overview and introducing Prof Helen Thompson 01:16 - 05:00 - Why “normal” won’t return 04:40 - 05:55 - Was Hormuz an accident? 05:55 - 08:28 - Insurance shock & stalled tankers 08:28 - 09:46 - China as biggest loser 09:46 - 14:31 - Saudi pipeline & Red Sea risks 14:31 - 15:00 - Energy, AI and power 15:00 - 18:11 - China turns to Russia & coal 18:11 - 19:53 - Fragmented energy blocs 19:53 - 20:34 - Europe’s US vs Russia dilemma 20:34 - 23:07 - Should Europe police the seas? 23:07 - 24:54 - “Reverse Suez” history 24:54 - 26:58 - Russia’s gain, US uncertainty 26:58 - 27:33 - Outro #UnHerd #Iran #StraitofHormuz