The Stranglehold and the Blockade Both Crush the Same People
Declared advocacy, not analysis
This column is written under the declared perspective of Hector Rentier, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.
The leverage was bilateral. The cost was not.
This cartoon ran with The Stranglehold and the Blockade Both Crush the Same People.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Hector Rentier
- Primary entities
- Donald Trump, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz, East-West pipeline, Brent crude, West Texas Intermediate, Kpler, Energy Information Administration
- Themes
- Oil prices, US-Iran relations, Saudi crude exports, Strait of Hormuz shipping
- Floor values engaged
- human_life_and_dignity, Truthfulness, Accountability of power