Tired of Winning': When Iran Promised $200/Barrel Oil, Trump
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2026 5:32 pmTired of Winning': When Iran Promised $200/Barrel Oil, Trump Lost His War
QUOTE: "With the U.S. bombing Iran “just for fun”, whole families being wiped out in a heartbeat, and the Strait of Hormuz closed, here’s the latest urgent reason to shift off fossil fuels."
Mitchell Beer - March 15, 2026
QUOTE: “We’re going to win so much. You’re going to get tired of winning.” - — Donald Trump, February 19, 2016 (and before and since)
EXCERPT: "Two weeks into Donald Trump’s military adventure in Iran, it’s becoming clear how badly the United States and Israel miscalculated when they imagined a quick, limited war they could only win—and how effectively Iran will use America’s oil dependency to turn the tide.
(News) got real for the U.S. when Iran refused to enter ceasefire talks, oil prices rose 8%, and Ebrahim Zolfaqari, a spokesperson for Iran’s military command, “said the world should ‘get ready for oil to be $200 a barrel’” and vowed to block the State of Hormuz, Heatmap reported Thursday morning. “Living up to its threat, Iranian missiles struck three ships Wednesday attempting to cross the narrow channel in the Persian Gulf through which about one-fifth of the world’s hydrocarbons typically flow.”
That was arguably the moment when Trump lost the war—unless anyone thinks U.S. consumer rage over high oil prices and fossil-driven inflation will make it any easier for him to withstand midterm elections in November (at this writing, according to my handy countdown app, they’re just 232 sleeps away). Good thing everyone in that economically, socially, and environmentally ravaged country is “tired of winning” by now. . . . .
But just as Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago prompted the European Union to rethink and reduce its dependence on Russian gas, countries around the world are now coping with the volatility of a product they depend on that can tank their economies and devastate their populations with no advance notice.
Renewable energy, energy storage, and energy efficiency are already cheaper, faster to deploy, and more reliable in a local emergency—and now, oil is proving to be the product that could still bring on the next (and last) world war. Have no doubt that more governments and investors are paying attention, and will be embracing a faster transition."
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QUOTE: "With the U.S. bombing Iran “just for fun”, whole families being wiped out in a heartbeat, and the Strait of Hormuz closed, here’s the latest urgent reason to shift off fossil fuels."
Mitchell Beer - March 15, 2026
QUOTE: “We’re going to win so much. You’re going to get tired of winning.” - — Donald Trump, February 19, 2016 (and before and since)
EXCERPT: "Two weeks into Donald Trump’s military adventure in Iran, it’s becoming clear how badly the United States and Israel miscalculated when they imagined a quick, limited war they could only win—and how effectively Iran will use America’s oil dependency to turn the tide.
(News) got real for the U.S. when Iran refused to enter ceasefire talks, oil prices rose 8%, and Ebrahim Zolfaqari, a spokesperson for Iran’s military command, “said the world should ‘get ready for oil to be $200 a barrel’” and vowed to block the State of Hormuz, Heatmap reported Thursday morning. “Living up to its threat, Iranian missiles struck three ships Wednesday attempting to cross the narrow channel in the Persian Gulf through which about one-fifth of the world’s hydrocarbons typically flow.”
That was arguably the moment when Trump lost the war—unless anyone thinks U.S. consumer rage over high oil prices and fossil-driven inflation will make it any easier for him to withstand midterm elections in November (at this writing, according to my handy countdown app, they’re just 232 sleeps away). Good thing everyone in that economically, socially, and environmentally ravaged country is “tired of winning” by now. . . . .
But just as Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago prompted the European Union to rethink and reduce its dependence on Russian gas, countries around the world are now coping with the volatility of a product they depend on that can tank their economies and devastate their populations with no advance notice.
Renewable energy, energy storage, and energy efficiency are already cheaper, faster to deploy, and more reliable in a local emergency—and now, oil is proving to be the product that could still bring on the next (and last) world war. Have no doubt that more governments and investors are paying attention, and will be embracing a faster transition."
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