Justus Knight – RR News Update! July 20th, 2026
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Trump | Iran | Oil
Donald Trump posted a stunning message about Scotland, Britain’s new prime minister and opening North Sea oil—but the timing may reveal something far larger than British energy policy.
As American forces continue striking Iranian military targets, reports emerge about Iran’s supreme leader and new pipelines are built to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, the final weapon against Tehran may not be nuclear.
It may be oil.
In this broadcast, Justus Knight examines Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attack on Pete Hegseth following the deaths of American troops, the developing investigation at a property owned by Ayanna Pressley’s husband, the viral socialist “Doomsday” debate, the reported strike against Iran’s Darkhovin nuclear facility and the global infrastructure being constructed to destroy Iran’s control over energy markets.
Could Trump defeat Iran militarily—and then eliminate the regime’s financial power by making Iranian oil irrelevant?
In The Episode
00:00 Trump’s Final Weapon
02:15 Marjorie Taylor Greene Attacks Hegseth
04:00 Noble Gold
05:50 Body Found at Pressley-Connected Property
07:20 Socialist Doomsday Meets Reality
10:15 Did Iran’s Supreme Leader Flee?
11:34 Iranian Nuclear Facility Reportedly Hit
12:25 Trump’s Bizarre Scotland Message
14:45 The Bomb Is Oil
16:00 Pipelines Around Hormuz
19:00 Iran’s $48 Billion Vulnerability
21:00 The Weapon Nobody Can Intercept
Pinned Comment
YES or NO: Is destroying Iran’s control over global oil more powerful than destroying its military?
My answer: Iran can rebuild missiles. Rebuilding geopolitical relevance is a much nastier problem.
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REFERENCES :
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE / U.S. TROOP DEATHS
BODY FOUND AT PROPERTY OWNED BY AYANNA PRESSLEY’S HUSBAND
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/rep-ayanna-pressley-husband-conan-harris-boston-home-body-found
HAS IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER FLED?
IRAN’S DARKHOVIN NUCLEAR FACILITY ATTACKED
STRAIT OF HORMUZ OIL AND ENERGY DATA
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65504
SAUDI ARABIA’S EAST–WEST OIL PIPELINE
UAE PIPELINE BYPASSING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
IRAQ’S ALTERNATIVE OIL EXPORT ROUTES
https://apnews.com/article/582b42f21cb62cfe8dc6c8e73d1dcafa
GLOBAL PUSH TO BYPASS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/14/oil-hormuz-pipelines-trump
CANADA’S PROPOSED WEST COAST OIL PIPELINE
GUYANA’S EXPANDING OIL PRODUCTION
IRANIAN OIL EXPORTS, CHINA AND REVENUE
https://www.eia.gov/international/content/analysis/special_topics/SHIP_Act/SHIP-Act.pdf
CURRENT TANKER TRAFFIC THROUGH HORMUZ
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/few-tankers-enter-hormuz-load-oil-data-shows-2026-07-19
U.S. RETALIATORY STRIKES AGAINST IRAN
https://apnews.com/article/5adfef67554652580963684d9a663af2
COMMUNITY POST
What is Iran’s most powerful remaining weapon?
China buying its oil
Nuclear development
Missiles and drones
The Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Extinction? Trump May Be Preparing the Final Weapon Nobody Thought Possible
The weapon Iran cannot intercept may not fall from the sky. It may flow through pipelines, ports and oil fields Tehran can no longer control.
Donald Trump posted something about Scotland that initially appeared to have absolutely nothing to do with the escalating war against Iran.
That may be precisely why it matters.
Trump celebrated incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and claimed the new government would open North Sea oil “all the way.” He predicted that expanded production could transform Britain from what he called a “poverty stricken disaster” into one of the wealthiest nations on Earth.
Then he delivered the line that should have caught everyone’s attention:
“It all starts with OPENING NORTH SEA OIL.”
Why was the president of the United States suddenly talking about Aberdeen, drilling rigs and Scottish oil while American forces were striking Iranian targets?
Because the military campaign may be only the first half of the strategy.
The second half could be far more devastating.
Trump may not merely be preparing to destroy Iran’s weapons. He may be preparing to destroy the economic leverage that allows the Iranian regime to remain dangerous.
The final weapon is not nuclear.
The bomb is oil.
Iran Is Being Attacked on Two Fronts
Iran’s immediate crisis is military.
Its installations are being struck, its defensive capabilities are being tested and its leadership is increasingly difficult to locate. One recent report, based on an anonymous Israeli security source cited by a Saudi outlet, claimed that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, may no longer be inside the country.
That claim remains unconfirmed. Khamenei has reportedly made no public appearances and has communicated only through written statements, leaving open the possibility that the report is intelligence, psychological warfare or some combination of both.
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization also claimed that missiles struck the unfinished Darkhovin nuclear facility. The United States had not confirmed responsibility, and the initial reporting did not establish the full extent of any damage.
Those uncertainties matter. Reporting should not become political fan fiction simply because the headline is irresistible.
But the broader pattern is difficult to ignore.
Iran’s military infrastructure is under pressure. Its nuclear ambitions are being targeted. Its leadership appears increasingly isolated.
That looks like the climax of a war.
It may instead be the setup for something much larger.
Iran’s Most Powerful Weapon Is Geography
Iran’s greatest strategic advantage has never been the quality of its air force or the sophistication of its conventional military.
It is where Iran sits.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important energy chokepoints on Earth. In 2024, approximately 20 million barrels of petroleum passed through it every day—roughly 20 percent of global petroleum consumption and more than one-quarter of worldwide seaborne oil trade.
Around one-fifth of global liquefied natural gas trade also moved through the strait.
That narrow passage gives Iran leverage far beyond its economic or military weight.
Tehran does not have to defeat the entire United States military. It only has to make Hormuz dangerous enough to frighten shipping companies, insurers and energy markets.
A missile does not even have to hit a tanker to create damage.
The threat itself raises insurance premiums. Tanker traffic slows. Oil prices climb. Consumers thousands of miles away pay more for fuel, transportation, food and electricity.
Iran has turned geography into a global taxation system.
Every threat against Hormuz tells the world the same thing:
You may hate us, sanction us and attack us—but you still need the water beside us.
So how does Trump destroy that weapon?
He does not necessarily have to eliminate Iranian oil.
He needs to build a world that can move energy without Iran’s permission.
The World Is Building Around Iran
Saudi Arabia already operates its East-West pipeline from the kingdom’s eastern oil fields to the Red Sea port of Yanbu. Its full capacity can reach approximately seven million barrels per day, with roughly five million barrels available for export.
Saudi officials are now reportedly considering adding as much as another two million barrels of daily capacity.
The United Arab Emirates is accelerating construction of another pipeline intended to bypass Hormuz and expand export capacity through Fujairah, a port located safely outside the strait. The project is expected to become operational in 2027.
Then there is Iraq.
American companies recently signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government. Some of those deals are designed to increase production and create new export routes that do not depend upon the Persian Gulf’s most dangerous chokepoint.
The plans include investment in another Iraqi export pipeline and work to rehabilitate the Iraq-Syria crude route. A U.S. official described the objective bluntly: making the Strait of Hormuz an “afterthought.”
That will not happen tomorrow. Multinational pipelines are expensive, politically difficult and vulnerable to regional instability.
But steel in the ground changes strategy.
A missile can be replaced.
A destroyed radar installation can be rebuilt.
Geography cannot easily be moved.
Pipelines effectively move it anyway.
Every new route to the Red Sea, Mediterranean or Gulf of Oman cuts another wire connecting Iran to the global energy system.
Then Trump Points Toward Scotland
That brings us back to Trump’s strange celebration of North Sea oil.
Trump’s description appears broader than Burnham’s actual announced position. Current reporting indicates the new British government may maintain its prohibition against issuing broad new exploration licences while permitting existing projects and limited drilling near established fields to advance.
So Britain has not simply thrown open the entire North Sea.
Not yet.
But Trump’s post may be more important as a strategic signal than as a literal description of settled British policy.
At the exact moment Iran is attempting to weaponize global energy scarcity, Trump is publicly encouraging a major American ally to produce more domestic energy.
North Sea oil alone will not replace the Persian Gulf.
Neither will Saudi pipelines, UAE infrastructure, Iraqi export routes, Canadian production, American shale or Guyana’s expanding offshore industry.
But together, they create something Iran cannot afford:
Competition.
The more oil the world can obtain from politically stable producers and routes outside Iranian reach, the less power Tehran gains by threatening Hormuz.
Iran’s weapon is scarcity.
Trump’s counterweapon is abundance.
Iran’s Financial Choke Point
Iran’s economy is already dangerously dependent upon one major customer.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that Iran exported approximately 1.576 million barrels of crude oil and condensate per day in 2025. Approximately 1.567 million barrels per day were believed to be destined ultimately for China.
That means nearly the entire estimated export volume depended upon a single dominant market.
The EIA estimated Iran’s 2025 crude and condensate export revenue at approximately $48 billion, while warning that reliable data are limited and that its estimate does not account fully for discounts.
That is not economic strength.
That is dependency wearing a military uniform.
A producer with dozens of customers has leverage.
A producer with one overwhelmingly dominant customer has a landlord.
As alternative oil supplies grow, China gains even more power to demand discounts, delay purchases or treat Iran as a politically useful bargain bin.
Iran may still possess oil.
But possessing oil is not the same as possessing oil power.
The Real Extinction Event
To be clear, “Iran’s extinction” must never mean the destruction of the Iranian people.
The Iranian people are not the regime. Many have suffered under that regime longer than its foreign enemies have.
The extinction under discussion is the possible extinction of Iran’s ability to hold the global economy hostage.
Imagine the sequence.
First, American and allied forces destroy launchers, command centers, air defenses and nuclear infrastructure.
Then new pipelines, ports and oil fields weaken Iran’s control over energy scarcity.
Sanctions tighten.
Transportation routes bypass Hormuz.
Iranian crude sells at deeper discounts.
Revenue drops while military reconstruction costs explode.
The regime must finance the Revolutionary Guard, internal security, missile development and proxy operations with fewer customers and weaker bargaining power.
That is how a country can be defeated twice.
First militarily.
Then financially.
There may be no secret document connecting every project. Trump’s post does not prove the existence of a fully coordinated global master plan. Nations are pursuing many of these projects primarily because protecting their own exports is good business.
But history does not care whether the alignment was centrally planned.
The effect can be the same.
Iran weaponized geography.
The world is laying pipelines around it.
Iran weaponized scarcity.
Trump is demanding abundance.
Iran built its influence around one narrow waterway.
The world may be preparing to make that waterway optional.
No nuclear flash.
No mushroom cloud.
Just drilling rigs, pipelines, tankers and ports—quietly assembling the one bomb Iran cannot shoot down.
When the world starts building roads around your only tollbooth, your empire is already dying.
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