Oil Prices Plunge! Did Trump Just Pull Off the Ultimate De-Escalation Stunt?

Surviving the Oil Slick

Right let's get one thing straight: I've seen tougher conditions than a little dip in oil prices. I've drunk my own pee to survive so trust me we'll get through this! Word on the street – or rather from the trading desks – is that oil prices have taken a tumble. U.S. crude down 2.85% Brent down 2.77%. That's a bigger drop than I took when I tried to base jump off that Icelandic glacier and I landed in freezing water then survived it. But hey no one died and the world keeps spinning just like that time I had to eat a raw yak's eye – disgusting but necessary. Remember folks improvise adapt overcome!

Missile Strike? No Casualties? What?

So Iran launched a missile at a U.S. airbase in Qatar. Sounds dramatic right? Like a scene from one of my survival expeditions gone wrong! But here's the kicker: no one got hurt. Qatar's air defenses are doing overtime. It’s like dodging a dodgy kebab on a night out nasty but you sidestep it. This has investors thinking the whole situation might just calm down. As I always say 'Sometimes the greatest adventure is simply surviving the day.' And it looks like we've all survived this one… for now. The name of the game is: can you make fire?

Trump's Gambit: Escalation to De Escalation?

Apparently some folks think Trump might be playing 4D chess with this whole Iran situation. 'Peace through strength,' they're calling it. It's like trying to tame a wild grizzly bear by roaring louder. Sometimes it works sometimes you end up as bear food. If Iran chills out Trump gets a 'win'. And if he does I might just crack open a can of something that's 'not quite beer' to celebrate. Although he is the president of the united states so he is able to handle it like me when I handle the toughest challenges in the wild.

Strait of Hormuz: The Oil Artery of the World

Now here's where it gets interesting. The Strait of Hormuz. Vital bit of waterway where 20% of the world's oil flows through according to those pointy heads at the Energy Information Administration. There were reports that Iran was considering closing it down. That's like trying to block your own windpipe; not the brightest move. It will require a lot of guts to do it you will have to dig in deep and survive this.

Economic Suicide: Not a Survival Tactic

Marco Rubio chimed in saying closing the Strait would be 'economic suicide' for Iran. He's right. It’s like cutting off your own oxygen supply when you are trying to escape from quicksand – plain dumb. Plus it'll tick off a whole lot of other countries including China. Speaking of which…

China's Dilemma: Call Them Up

Rubio's urging China to have a word with Tehran because they rely heavily on the Strait of Hormuz for their oil imports. It's like asking your mate to tell you when you've got spinach in your teeth – awkward but necessary. Let's hope everyone can sort this out before we're all back to bartering for fuel with seashells. 'Look after each other and never give up.' That's what I always say... and it applies to international relations too!