Sunday, October 18, 2026

GET ME REWRITE: The main issue is that Trump is driving the Blunder Bus

 
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Headline and graph:  New York Times, 10/14/2026

Aruni Soni reports:
“The main issue is still the Strait of Hormuz, that there is not enough diesel coming out of the Strait of Hormuz,” said Sarah Raffoul, oil product analyst at Argus, referring to the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman through which a significant share of the world’s fuels used to flow. Want to stay updated on what’s happening in Iran and Russia? Sign up for Your Places: Global Update, and we’ll send our latest coverage to your inbox. 
The shortfall of diesel supplies from the Middle East and Russia is the main reason the price of the fuel is up by around 77 percent so far this year.  [emphasis added]
 

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