Iran’s oil exports have dropped to nearly zero under the renewed US naval blockade, according to analysis from a former senior US Treasury official — who predicts that the economic impacts could hit the elite and destabilize the regime within two to three months.

Iran’s ability to ship oil out of the Strait of Hormuz to offset its current economic woes has hit a wall under the new blockade, with little to no activity seen at its Kharg Island hub, according to recent satellite images.

https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/world-news/us-blockade-has-caused-irans-oil-exports-to-crater-and-could-finally-destablile-regime-expert/

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Iran’s oil exports have dropped to nearly zero under the renewed US naval blockade, according to analysis from a former senior US Treasury official — who predicts that the economic impacts could hit the elite and destabilize the regime within two to three months.

Iran’s ability to ship oil out of the Strait of Hormuz to offset its current economic woes has hit a wall under the new blockade, with little to no activity seen at its Kharg Island hub, according to recent satellite images.

https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/world-news/us-blockade-has-caused-irans-oil-exports-to-crater-and-could-finally-destablile-regime-expert/

They will do whatever it takes to keep this war going past the mid-term elections. They've said as much and I tend to believe them a whole lot more than anything the White House puts out.