The Iran war is ending on
Trump's schedule, backed by a pre-planned economic and energy strategy
that is breaking the transatlantic energy-control system while exposing
states and nations that rejected Drill, Baby, Drill.
Barbara Boyd
Barbara
Boyd argues the Iran war is being compressed toward a defined endpoint
determined by President Trump and key Arab allies in the Abraham
Accords, who want Iran no longer to pose a military threat after attacks
on Gulf civilian infrastructure. She says expectations of U.S. ground
troops are misguided and that a ceasefire is more likely, citing a
Pakistan-China backchannel effort tied to reopening the Strait of
Hormuz, Iran’s stated willingness to end the conflict under conditions,
and Trump’s public consideration of a ceasefire. Boyd frames the
conflict as an economic operation with military enforcement aimed at
breaking a transatlantic energy-control system: maximum-pressure
financial measures weakened Iran before fighting began, while U.S.
agencies expanded domestic energy output and Treasury managed oil-supply
measures to prevent market collapse. She contrasts Europe and U.S.
“green mandate” states facing high fuel costs with “drill” states she
says are buffered.
00:00 The Midweek Update - IT’S ENDING:
Trump’s Iran Strategy Revealed — And Britain’s Energy Empire Goes With
It - April 1, 2026
01:25 The War Ends When Trump and His Allies Say It Ends
05:00 This War Was Planned — and So Was the Energy Outcome
08:27 Drill, Baby, Drill — or Pay the Price