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*[[Sean Foo]]: [https://youtu.be/b_XsIAwvm4E China Just Blasted A SEVERE Warning As Bessent Panics Over Gulf Allies DUMPING Assets].
*[[Sean Foo]]: [https://youtu.be/b_XsIAwvm4E China Just Blasted A SEVERE Warning As Bessent Panics Over Gulf Allies DUMPING Assets].
[[File:Screenshot 28-4-2026 18594.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|<big>In the old days, [[Gulf States]] used to sell [[oil]] in [[dollar]]s to buy [[T-Bills]] in a "protection racket" ("[[security guarantee]]s") and finance the [[federal deficit]]. ''No mas''. After the destruction of all [[US]] [[military]] bases in the [[ME]] in March 2026, [https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/us-bases-uninhabitable-iran-missile-strikes-centcom-force-posture-2026-war/] they now sell US Treasuries, which increases the cost of financing the [[US national debt]] by putting upward pressure on [[interest rate]]s.</big>]]
[[File:Screenshot 28-4-2026 18594.jpeg|center|650px|thumb|<big>In the old days, [[Gulf States]] used to sell [[oil]] in [[dollar]]s to buy [[T-Bills]] in a "protection racket" ("[[security guarantee]]s") and finance the [[federal deficit]]. ''No mas''. After the destruction of all [[US]] [[military]] bases in the [[ME]] in March 2026, [https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/us-bases-uninhabitable-iran-missile-strikes-centcom-force-posture-2026-war/] they now sell US Treasuries, which increases the cost of financing the [[US national debt]] by putting upward pressure on [[interest rate]]s.</big>]]
*[[CDM]]: [https://cdm.press/news/markets/2026/04/30/what-does-the-end-of-opec-mean-for-the-iran-war-and-global-energy-prices/ What Does The End Of OPEC Mean For The Iran War And Global Energy Prices?]
*[[Iran]] allows first [[LNG]] tanker from UAE through [[Strait of Hormuz]]. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/first-lng-shipment-since-iran-war-began-appears-to-exit-hormuz]
*[[Iran]] allows first [[LNG]] tanker from UAE through [[Strait of Hormuz]]. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/first-lng-shipment-since-iran-war-began-appears-to-exit-hormuz]