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Trump Risks Confidence in U.S. Role as Guardian of Global Shipping

The threat could disrupt a route carrying one-fifth of global oil flows and deepen price volatility, analysts said.

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Of all the things Donald Trump has done to disrupt global commerce, from levying punitive tariffs to tearing up trade deals, few would be as consequential as withdrawing and leaving the rest of the world to secure the Persian Gulf. The move, which the US president has repeatedly threatened as his war with Iran drags on, would represent a break with decades of US policy keeping open the sea lanes that carry four-fifths of the $35 trillion global …

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Financial Post broke the news in Canada on Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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