Not gradually.
Not partially.
But completely.
[Shift tone – serious]
If the United States were to block the Strait of Hormuz…
the consequences would not stay in the Middle East.
They would spread… everywhere.
Within hours… oil prices would surge.
Not by a little…
but dramatically.
Markets would panic.
Investors would scramble.
And governments would be forced into crisis mode.
Countries like India, China, and Japan…
which rely heavily on imported oil…
would be among the first to feel the shock.