Ben

Iran has shut down the Strait of Hormuz.

That means oil prices will be, the last thing I'm thinking about is like, you know, I mean, it's not the last thing, but like my bigger concern is the lives of our troops, our safety, security, life.

But let's talk about the reality of it.

We're shutting down the Strait of Hormuz.

Gas prices are going to be skyrocketing right now.

When gas prices skyrocket and our bond markets are impacted, that means mortgage rates increase significantly as well.

Inflation's going to skyrocket.

This is gonna have a cascading effect on everything.

And truly the question, and I'm not trying to scare or be hyperbolic though, is what's gonna happen with the rest of the world?

You know, again, I avoid the language World War III.

I avoid that language.

But the world is at war right now.

That is undisputed.

And how do you untangle this?

I mean, you have one of the big diplomats in Iran who was negotiating with Trump, this guy Ali Lanaraji.

And he's saying, we don't want to negotiate with the US.

Why would we negotiate?

He's saying America's policy is now Israel first over America.

And he says, Ali Laranjani says, Trump's wishful thinking has dragged the whole region into an unnecessary war.

And now he is rightly worried about more American casualties.