Trump’s Three-Bloc Energy Strategy Is Taking Shape

If U.S. President Donald Trump had already succeeded in his real core aim of changing the regime in Iran, the world would very different today — and Washington’s leverage over Beijing and Moscow would have expanded dramatically. A pro?West Iran, led by a government aligned with Washington, would control the vital Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el?Mandeb Strait, which together account for up to 45% of global oil flows. And with Washington directing the strategic framework, China would not continue receiving discounted Iranian oil if a…