The Oil War Behind the Headlines

<p>Oil is back at the center of geopolitics, but the biggest story may not be where everyone is looking.</p><p>In this episode of <em>The Watch Floor</em>, I look at what is happening around the <strong>Strait of Hormuz</strong>, why that narrow stretch of water still matters so much to the global economy, and how the pressure on energy markets connects to a very different development much closer to home: <strong>Venezuela and its enormous oil reserves</strong>.</p><p>This isn&#39;t just a story about the price of a barrel of oil. It&#39;s about who controls supply, who controls the routes that move it, how much leverage the United States actually has, and what happens when energy becomes part of the battlefield.</p><p>Because while everyone is watching the headlines, there is another fight taking place underneath them.</p><p><strong>This is the oil war behind the headlines.</strong></p><p><em>The Watch Floor</em></p>