Thu Episode #2215: Iran War Leads To Crisis In The Strait Of Hormuz
The David Knight Show
David Knight
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🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 122 minutes
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Summary
00:01:15:08 — Strait of Hormuz Crisis Threatens Global Shipping and Oil Supply
Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are described as placing global trade and energy flows in jeopardy, with shipping companies reconsidering routes and operations.
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00:02:15:23 — Maersk Halts Cargo Bookings Across the Persian Gulf
The world’s largest container shipper suspends bookings across much of the Gulf region due to security concerns, signaling a major disruption to global logistics.
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00:03:25:14 — Global Supply Chain Domino Effect From Gulf Shipping Disruption
Shipping executives warn that even small disruptions in major routes can cascade through global logistics networks, causing widespread delays and cost increases.
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00:07:06:15 — Shipping Companies Reroute Around Africa at Massive Cost
Major carriers begin diverting vessels around the Cape of Good Hope, adding up to two weeks to shipping times and roughly $1 million in additional fuel costs per voyage.
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00:13:42:21 — U.S. Navy Quietly Signals No Escort Ships Available
Shipping and insurance industry officials reportedly receive word that the U.S. Navy cannot provide the promised escorts for commercial vessels.
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00:14:33:14 — Potential Energy Shock Compared to OPEC Oil Embargo
The disruption is compared to the 1970s oil embargo but described as potentially far larger because a full closure of Hormuz would remove about 20% of global oil supply.
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00:17:01:26 — New 15% Global Tariff Introduced After Supreme Court Setback
Following a court loss over tariff authority, Trump escalates global tariffs to 15% for 150 days, intensifying economic tensions.
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01:18:28:23 — American Casualties Framed as Sacrifice for Israel
Criticism emerges after comments suggesting U.S. soldiers killed in the war died in defense of Israel rather than American interests.
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01:21:08:08 — Iranian School Bombing Kills Over 160 Girls and Teachers
Reports describe a bombing of a girls’ school that allegedly killed over 160 students and teachers, raising accusations that Western media is ignoring civilian casualties.
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01:27:24:29 — Senate Rejects War Powers Resolution to Limit Iran Conflict
The U.S. Senate votes down a War Powers resolution that would have forced Trump to end strikes on Iran or seek congressional authorization.
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01:30:00:23 — Thomas Massie Delivers Constitutional Argument Against War
Representative Thomas Massie argues that the Constitution gives Congress—not the president—the authority to initiate war and criticizes military escalation without a vote.
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01:53:23:23 — Jeffrey Sachs Claims Long-Running CIA–Mossad Plan Targeted Iran
Economist Jeffrey Sachs argues that U.S. involvement in Middle East conflicts reflects a long-term strategy aimed at weakening Iran and maintaining regional dominance.
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| 0:00.0 | The |
| 0:07.0 | The In a world of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. |
| 0:35.9 | It's the David Knight Show. As the clock strikes 13, it's Thursday, |
| 0:46.6 | the 5th of March, year of our Lord, 2006. Well, Trump is the blockchain president, folks. And I'm not talking about only crypto. |
| 0:56.1 | We know he loves crypto and he's making a lot of money off of it personally. |
| 0:59.7 | But he is again blocking supply chains. |
| 1:04.1 | As he did in the lockdown in 2020, as he did last year with tariffs. |
| 1:09.2 | He's not 3D chess. He's 3 sea chess, chaos, conflict, and collapse. |
| 1:14.9 | The problems in the Strait of Hormuz are leaving the world in dire straits over not just |
| 1:20.8 | oil, but over all supplies. |
| 1:24.5 | Trump has assured the shippers that the U.S. Navy would protect the ships and what could be seen as him not even having confidence in his pronouncements. |
| 1:33.3 | He offered to insure the ships just in case the Navy couldn't do it. |
| 1:37.3 | The Navy has now said there's no escorts available. |
| 1:40.3 | It puts them in literally a very tight spot to maneuver if they get into the Strait of Ormuz. |
| 1:47.7 | And it really increases the risk to the lives and the ships of the Navy. |
| 1:54.6 | Did he ever think about what he was doing with any of this stuff? |
| 1:57.4 | But, of course, he did think about what he was doing with regulatory capture. |
| 2:01.1 | We're going to take a look at what's going on with the FDA regulatory capture and especially with glyphosate. |
| 2:09.7 | So let's begin with the dire straits that he's putting the world in now, yet again. |
| 2:15.6 | I mean, whether it's the trade policies or the COVID nonsense that he's |
| 2:19.8 | doing, this always goes back to locking everything down and creating chaos and collapse. |
| 2:27.4 | So the biggest shipper, Maersk, out of Denmark, has now halted cargo bookings across the Gulf. |
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