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The Monexus
Vol. I · No. 169
Thursday, 18 June 2026
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Updated 02:32 UTC
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The Kharg Question: Why Washington's Bluff on Iran's Oil Island Is the Story

Donald Trump has floated taking 'total control' of Iran's oil and gas markets. Tehran is mining its own shores. Polymarket puts the odds at 8%. The gap between rhetoric and action is the story.

By Monexus Staff Writer·mena·1-minute read·12 Jun 2026·Live on the wire ↗
Donald Trump has floated taking 'total control' of Iran's oil and gas markets. @FarsNewsInt · Telegram

This article focuses on the gap between declared US policy and the operational, market, and regional constraints on enforcing it. The wire coverage emphasised the headline announcement; this publication read the day as a study in the limits of coercive signalling.

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