Rubio Said a Nuclear Iran Would Hold the World Hostage. Iran Already Is.
Analysis · U.S. Foreign Policy
The Secretary of State made his most powerful case yet for why Iran can’t have a bomb — but the argument came with a contradiction baked right into it.
THE NUMBERS BEHIND RUBIO’S ARGUMENT
25% of global oil trade transits the Strait of Hormuz
$4.50 average U.S. gas price right now — up sharply since closure
90% of Iranian trade halted under current U.S. sanctions
$500M Iran’s estimated daily revenue loss from the blockade
