Martin Jay – Strategic Culture.su Aug 19, 2026
How much longer can Saudi Arabia and the UAE remain even token allies of Washington, given how their economies are drained each day by Trump’s so-called blockade of the Straits of Hormuz and his massive blunder to ever strike Iran in the first place on February 28th?
In recent weeks we have seen more acerbic statements from the Saudi foreign minister, hinting that the established set-up of the U.S. being a security guarantor is over – as, it was pointed out, it became clear that America can’t even protect itself in the region, let alone its host countries. But in recent days, Houthi attacks on Saudi shipping and, more importantly, the decision by a number of Saudi tankers to avoid the Red Sea and the Suez Canal altogether in preference for the longer route around the Cape of Good Hope indicate that we are witnessing an oil crisis for both KSA and the UAE that we’ve never seen before. The unintended consequences of Trump’s buffoonery in the region – his decision to go to war with Iran but then subsequently lose it so spectacularly – has drawn in the Houthis to support Iran, to push Trump to end his blockade and allow the Straits of Hormuz to open and be entirely controlled by Iran.
The recent reports by the shipping industry which confirmed that a number of Saudi tankers are now circumnavigating Africa’s southern tip are a new dire landmark on Trump’s failed war, which come at a time when China is buying colossal amounts of gold and leading the way for de-dollarisation. It also comes when the U.S. economy reaches $40 trillion USD in debt and, for the first time since WWII, has a debt larger than its GDP – all under Trump’s watch.
But the rerouting of tankers is going to push GCC countries over a line, forcing them to face a new regional reality which excludes the U.S. altogether in the region and will probably also bar U.S. arms manufacturers from cleaning up again. A whole new regional recalibration of power is about to come, with Iran positioning itself as the dominant power and GCC countries signed up to agreeing peace terms as ‘frenemies’ so the region’s economies can function once again.
Since February 28th, both the UAE and KSA began moving something like 7 million barrels of oil a day from the Persian Gulf side of the Arabian Peninsula across to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea ports, in a bid to use their oil exports to stave off economic calamity. For the Emiratis, their own oil would start its journey from Fujairah port – itself vulnerable to Iranian attacks if Tehran so wished. For the Saudis, they already had the pipelines built, and yet no one could have imagined the strength of the Houthis to command so much dominance in the Red Sea, leading to the diversions that we are witnessing now.
Trump, meanwhile, remains as stubborn and deluded on a level which White House reporters haven’t seen before. He tells journalists that the U.S. controls the Straits of Hormuz, while saying in the same breath that he would support an idea for the U.S. to take control of the same waterway. In public, in front of MAGA supporters, he recently told Americans that the $4 they are paying for gas is a small price to pay for Iran not getting a nuclear weapon – a breathtaking lie, given that Iran can develop a nuclear weapon whenever it wants, as it is the hands-down victor in the war and is now calling the shots.
What Trump is not telling reporters or supporters is that the economy is taking a dive and that the U.S. strategic oil reserves are being used and are down to sludge levels like never before. With the new crisis of KSA and UAE oil tankers not being able to get their oil out, a rise in global prices is inevitable, which will impact Americans – the same Americans who voted for Trump, believing he would impact their lives financially for the better. America, under Trump, still behaves like a superpower impervious to the events happening in the Middle East, but the truth is that Trump has very little time left before a much larger, more prolific global economic crisis bites and prices start to rise dramatically, before shortages occur and factories all over the world start laying off workers. Iran has time to play the longer game and is sitting very comfortably – whether or not it is true their own economy is also battling with 300 percent inflation – whereas Trump is heading towards the midterms with only lies to peddle to Americans who became poorer during his second term in office. And it is the Houthis who have banged in the last nail to his coffin.
Take into account the cover of the Economist mag at the start of the year.
They depicted a cargo/container ship, with drop sides & heavy artillery poking out.
All these strategic shipping lanes now a cause for concern…There’s an Israeli false red flag right there. be it a cruise ship, the sinking of ‘one of their own’ or the bombardment of a coastal resort/port.
‘They’ always reveal in subtle ways of their intentions beforehand. beware.
That same magazine did show Para gliders in conflict with opposing Hamas & Israeli forces at each other. a good 10 years before it happened. it’s all a pantomime, a show, pre-arranged &………
AGREED UPON.
I dare say Trump knows if he attacks the Ansar Allah, the ‘Houthis’, Iran will attack the US.
Perhaps the US don’t have missiles to spare to actually launch an attack against Yemen? It might leave them very short, just like their depleted oil reserve stocks…
Gandocraft latest Lego song titled ‘Mama’ is brilliant.
It’s getting taken down from many social media platforms. You can watch it where I discovered it at the end of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoCY_veuMSA
I think we are witnessing the downfall of Trump. But not even that is going to save the US empire.
Some might scoff and say no way.
Perhaps the American people will put America back together again.
First they will have to reel-in Zionist Jews and put a leash on the Apartheid Jewish State.
Made two small grammar corrections…
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I dare say Trump knows if he attacks Ansar Allah, the ‘Houthis’, Iran will attack the US.
Perhaps the US don’t have missiles to spare to actually launch an attack against Yemen? It might leave them very short, just like their depleted oil reserve stocks…
Gandocraft latest Lego song titled ‘Mama’ is brilliant.
It’s getting taken down from many social media platforms. You can watch it where I discovered it at the end of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoCY_veuMSA
I think we are witnessing the downfall of Trump. But not even that is going to save the US empire.
Some might scoff and say no way.
Perhaps the American people will put America back together again?
First they will have to reel-in Zionist Jews and put a leash on the Apartheid Jewish State.
> Will the Houthis sink Trump at the midterms?
Well, they seem unable to sink any boats, so they might as well sink something.
> Trump’s war on Iran backfired
To “backfire”: Have an unexpected and undesired effect.
I don’t see it. Do you? It’s going as planned as far as I can see. Huge military build up, barely anything destroyed in the middle east, moving what ther is to israel, everything getting more expensive to generate more profit for all those involved. Perfect.
> and now the Houthis are sinking his midterms.
houthis? I thought it was hez-somethings? Not that it matters. There’s always another “terrorist group” just around the corner.
By the way, the russians are testing their missiles “in the vicinity of” the kiril islands. You’ve gotta admire the way the tribe does everything with such precision. The new tribe woman they’ve put in to pretend to run japan is yapping about needing “nukes” to “fight back”, whilst “building up our army”. What a surprise.
oil he will rob from venecuela .
Houthis = CIA/Mossad
Jews run world like ‘Truman Show’. They even admitted it on global TV: 60 Minutes episode ‘Pager Plot’ 12-24. World events are meant to appear haphazard & spontaneous, but in reality its all coordinated & staged.
Trump go to your pedophil paradise !
Will the Houthis sink Trump at the midterms? No, Trump and his minions are doing a fine job of destroying themselves and taking the rest of us along. About the only stunt left for the Orange Ogre is to nuke Iran or create a false flag event in the US. He’s terrified that his diapered ass is going to prison and needs to keep all the distractions going to avoid accountability for his presidential crimes and his Epstein crimes. We can thank MAGAts for supporting a felon, rapist, insurrectionist barely ambulatory POS. It will take generations to fix the damage.
Midterm? What’s a midterm like when being locked up in a stinking sewer and already tip toing during the consistent rise of Murican kosherism? Oh yes! The Hutties will raise too! Just like the $hite in your former living rooms. Would you like some “Startegic Culture” with that?