Trump exposes the
British-run Strait of Hormuz extortion racket, rolls up Iran's financial
pipeline from Dubai to London, and forces Britain's military chief to
confess the Empire has no war plan.
Susan Kokinda
Susan
Kokinda argues that President Trump has “put the empire on notice” by
exposing what she calls a decades-long British-run extortion system
centered on the Strait of Hormuz. She says Trump moved to break the
alleged protection racket by undermining Lloyd’s of London’s role in
maritime insurance, pushing the U.S. to provide coverage, and enforcing
an “all or none” approach to Iran’s oil sales. Kokinda highlights UK
Prime Minister Keir Starmer declining to join an American blockade and
claims Britain has lost control of the choke point. She details
financial actions targeting Iranian money flows, including UAE arrests
of IRGC-linked money changers, Treasury Secretary Bessent using Patriot
Act Section 311 against a Zurich bank, and scrutiny of London-based
crypto exchanges and Santander UK. She cites a UK military chief
admitting Britain’s war planning has lapsed since the Cold War and links
fuel disruptions and protests to the conflict, concluding Trump has
forced a hidden imperial system into the open.
00:00 The Monday Brief - EXPOSED: Trump Names the Hidden War — Britain Has No Cards Left - April 13, 2026
02:12 Lloyd’s of London Blinks: How Trump Seized the Empire’s Chokepoint
05:05 Bessent’s Nuclear Option: From Dubai to Zurich to the City of London
07:10 Britain’s Top General Confesses: “We Have No War Plan”