Iran is Making the War Impossibly Expensive for the US/Israel/World

23 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this commentary, the speaker argues that Iran has demonstrated a strategy of making a war prohibitively expensive for its adversaries without needing to achieve outright victory. By deploying inexpensive assets such as $1,500 mines and rebuilding missile tunnels—exemplified by a tunnel in Tabriz—Iran can impose costs on the global economy that exceed the direct costs of the conflict itself. The speaker notes that the current cease‑fire is fragile and that Iran’s ongoing activities in the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz remain unfinished, as shown by satellite imagery. Because the Strait of Hormuz is a chokepoint for global oil shipments, any disruption there quickly translates into higher gasoline prices, increased grocery costs, and broader instability in the world order, affecting people worldwide regardless of location.

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What Iran has shown, in my assessment, is it demonstrated and showed the world that you don't need to win a war outright to make winning it sort of impossibly expensive. No, all you need to do, you get a $1,500 mine, you know, and a rebuilt missile tunnel in Tabriz may ultimately cost the global economy more than the war itself. Because the ceasefire as of today is fragile anyway. The Strait of Hormuz is tip wire, and the satellite image tells us Iran is far from finished. That is the harsh reality, because what happens in the Strait of Hormuz does not stay in the strait, by the way. It shows up in your gas prices, in your grocery bills, and the stability of the entire world order. I don't care what part of the world you live in, you are impacted by this one way or another.