Tankers are flooding the Gulf of America, loading up on Texas crude and refined products bound for Europe and Asia. U.S. Gulf crude exports are now on track to hit a record 5 million barrels per day in May.
From the start, Trump has been playing 4D chess by removing adversarial control over Venezuela, pushing back against China in the Panama Canal, and championing energy policies that have built massive production capacity.
Now, it appears he has turned what Iran viewed as its golden leverage card into a strategic trap that is accelerating the regime’s isolation. This realignment positions Texas at the center of global energy dominance and helps deliver lasting strategic victories for America.