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Trump's Hormuz Peace Deal Realigns Global Energy Corridors

June 18, 2026

The fragile memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a scramble for energy dominance, forcing Canada to choose between the petrostate axis and China's clean energy ecosystem. While internal Meta documents reveal how Israeli censorship requests shaped the digital front of the conflict, the resulting peace deal leaves the U.S. facing a strategic deficit larger than Vietnam as oil majors reap windfall profits from the war's volatility. This pivot from kinetic strikes to diplomatic concessions marks a definitive shift where the ability to disrupt global supply chains now dictates the terms of sovereign authority.

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