Consequences of the Iran War to Consider: Oil, Food, Economy, Draft
- Janine Hansen
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March 2026, In the Year of Our Lord
Volume 53, Number 2 Email Version
Consequences of the Iran War to Consider
Oil, Food, Economy, Draft
There are many consequences of the war with Iran which need to be considered, as they will have an impact on our daily lives. We are all aware that the price of gasoline is going up. The price of oil affects the price of all other commodities, because the price of everything is dependent on transportation costs. I have often encouraged my readers to prepare. Below are reasons why.
On March 11, 2026: “Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong warned in February; ‘This is where the volatility starts kicking in. Oil, gold and silver are spiking in price. Armstrong sees gold going as high as $8,800 an ounce ... and silver $150 per ounce… Oil could test $200 a barrel. It’s going to get worse this summer.’” https://usawatchdog.com/attacking-water-in-iran-can-bring-out-nukes-martin-armstrong/
This increases in the price of oil, many reports are saying $150 a barrel, is alarming because it means that gas could go up to $7 to $10 a gallon. This would crush the U.S. economy. Everything is dependent on the price of gas and diesel. Nothing moves except by gas or diesel.
“Wheat has Toppled more Empires than Gunpowder
Martin Armstrong, March 14, 2026
Martin Armstrong warns that wheat has been in a bear market since 2021. “30% of all fertilizer flows through the strait of Hormuz. This is not just about oil. This is also about a food shortage...I have been warning to keep 2-year supply of food.” (50% of the world’s fertilizer is made from natural gas. Much of it comes from the Middle East. Qatar has halted production of their natural gas because of the War.)
“The global food system is a MIRACLE of modern logistics and chemistry. Eight billion people fed daily through complex supply chains spanning continents, dependent on synthetic fertilizer produced from natural gas and shipped through narrow choke points. It’s also insanely FRAGILE. One major disruption = cascade failure within months. We’ve lived with this fragility for 50+ years and gotten away with it. The cycles say our luck is running out. The Strait of Hormuz is 21 miles wide. The margin between civilization and famine is even narrower. Don’t say you weren’t warned.”
Thanks to the War in Iran, a Moment of Reckoning Has Arrived for the Entire Global Economy
Michael Snyder, March 13, 2026
“Approximately half of the entire population of the world eats food that is grown using nitrogen fertilizer…” (made from natural gas).
“About 4 billion people on the planet eat food grown with synthetic nitrogen fertilizers. Roughly half of the global population, in other words, is alive because of these chemicals converted into nutrients for plants, said Lorenzo Rosa, who researches sustainable energy, water, and food systems at the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University.”
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“If this war persists for an extended period of time, famine will become a major global theme.” Michael Snyder, https://economiccollapse.report/thanks-to-the-war-in-iran-a-moment-of-reckoning-has-arrived-for-the-entire-global-economy/.
“The Chinese government has asked exporters to halt outbound shipments of nitrogen-potassium fertilizer blends. This was a sudden move, today (March 16), done without explanation… It will IMMEDIATELY affect farmers and food production, worldwide. People familiar with the situation said the latest directives have effectively paused overseas shipments of most fertilizer types, including compound varieties that had still been moving abroad after China loosened some urea limits last year. In China, spot prices for urea — the most widely used nitrogen fertilizer — have climbed nearly 40% since US-Israeli attacks in Iran began, according to Green Markets data.” Hal Turner, https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/component/content/article/china-halting-fertilizer-exports?catid=17&Itemid=101
Trump Administration Seeks Alternative Fertilizer Supplies
Epoch Times, March 18, 2026
“The Trump administration is working on securing alternative fertilizer supplies for U.S. farmers as conflict with Iran threatens shipping through the Gulf“,” White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on March 17. “Washington had already taken steps to offset potential shortages, including authorizing increased production in Venezuela and opening discussions with Morocco.”
“And so we’ve been all over the fertilizer problem. And I’m not saying that we can eliminate what disruption there is so far, but we can minimize it for sure.”
A March 11 report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies said that 20 to 30 percent of global fertilizer exports, including about 35 percent, of urea shipments, transited the Strait of Hormuz in 2023.
In the Middle East region, Saudi Arabia accounted for 24 percent of U.S. phosphorus fertilizer imports and 4 percent of nitrogen fertilizer imports over the past year. Israel supplied 16 percent of U.S. phosphorus fertilizer imports, while Lebanon accounted for 5 percent.
The Economic Consequences of the Iran War,
Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute, March 16, 2026
“It is too early to gauge how much damage the war will inflict on the US economy. That will depend crucially on how long the Straits of Hormuz are closed and how much damage the Iranians will have inflicted on their Gulf neighbors’ oil and natural gas production capacity. It is difficult to overstate the importance of the closure of the straits. Not only does 20 percent of the world’s oil supply pass through those Straits. So too do 20 percent of the world’s natural gas and 20–30 percent of the world’s fertilizer supply, so vital for the world’s food production. This raises the specter of both an energy and a food price economic shock to the US and world economies.
Being a net oil and food exporter, the United States economy will be less impacted than other major industrialized economies like Europe and Japan by an energy crisis. However, US consumers will still be hit hard by a rise in international oil and food prices.”
“...should oil prices rise to $150 a barrel by the end of March, as Goldman Sachs is warning, if the Straits remain closed, the adverse impact of an oil price spike would be all the greater. “
Congress Institutes Involuntary Automatic Draft Registration
Daniel McAdams, March 11, 2026
“As often happens, the NDAA bill (National Defense Authorization Act} contains some of the worst language of all legislation. This year is no different, with language slipped into the bill that automatically and involuntarily registers young men for the military draft. With the war in Iran escalating and talks of troops needed.”
Food Storage Basics
by Janine Hansen
Water: The most important consideration in preparedness is water. You should have a minimum emergency supply of 1 gallon per person per day for two weeks for drinking and other purposes. Don’t forget your pets. Use food grade containers like soda pop & juice bottles to store water. (Don’t use milk jugs. They leak back into the water.) Store unscented Clorox (use 8 drops per one gallon of water) or other water purifiers. Label all containers by content and date. An excellent water purifier is Big Berkey. One hand pump which works on an existing well is Simple Pump from Gardnerville.
Mark all food with the date you purchased it with a sharpie marker so you can rotate and use the oldest first.
Store what you will eat and know how to fix it. Be sure to have variety.
Make a menu for a week of basic breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Then begin to accumulate the food. Such as, Breakfast: oatmeal & fruit, Lunch: peanut butter sandwiches, Dinner: Spaghetti or chili.
Set a goal: Do you have enough food for a week? A month? 2 months? 3 months? Or More.
Basics grains: wheat, corn, oatmeal, rice, quinoa. Do you have a hand grinder if needed? Flour, mixes, gluten free. Pasta, spaghetti, macaroni (most have a long shelf life).
Beans: dry and canned. Pinto, black, white, kidney, etc.
Milk: powdered and canned milk and milk alternatives. Butter and cheese dehydrated & canned.
Canned: vegetables, fruits, meat, chicken, tuna, stew, chili, soup, spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce (tomato products have a short shelf life of a couple of years).
Potatoes: canned, dehydrated, freeze dried, flakes, slices, etc. (Important staple with calories)
Flavorings: tomato powder, bullion, cheese, onions. (dehydrated)
Spices: SALT, pepper, chili powder, garlic salt, Italian spices, cinnamon (what do you use?)
Condiments: vinegar, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, BBQ sauce, taco sauce.
Oils: (critical for calories and cooking) olive, coconut, palm oil (have the longest shelf life), but other oils such as safflower last when unopened.
Peanut butter, jam, dried fruit like raisins, cranberries, apricots, nuts.
Cooking essentials: baking powder, baking soda, yeast, powdered or crystallized eggs.
Long Term 10-25 years: dehydrated and freeze dried vegetables, fruits, meats, grains, beans.
Vitamins: vitamin C, D-3, multi-vitamins, zinc, medicinal herbs, herbal teas.
Comfort Foods to maintain some normalcy: sugar, honey, Jell-O, pudding, candy, mac and cheese, soup, chocolate chips, coffee, cocoa mix.
Containers: protect storage from critters and moisture. You can obtain free food grade buckets from bakeries. Food grade buckets (white) are available from Home Depot. If food is packaged you can use regular Home Depot buckets. All glass or plastic food jars and bottles can be used to store food, like mayonnaise jars, pop or juice bottles. You can buy long term storage in #10 metal cans (size of a gallon) or buckets.
Long Term Storage compare prices: available from www.providentliving.org best prices I know of for basics. Shipping $3 no matter the size of the order, however you have to buy a case of each item. Some Wal-Marts and Winco’s have Auguson Farms dehydrated and freeze dried food in store. You can order online at www.walmart.com and www.amazon.com. www.costco.com has freeze dried and dehydrated food. Others: www.beprepared.com There are many others online.
Food storage is insurance against natural disasters, disruptions from war, terrorist attacks, job loss, calamities, inflation, and supply chain problems. Pray about what your family needs to store.
You can access “Non-Food Emergency Preparations Suggestions” on our website www.nevadafamilies.org under topics: Preparedness.
Ron Paul, Weekly Column, Ron Paul Institute, March 16, 2026, Excerpts
“As is becoming clearer from President Trump’s own statements and those of his staff, along with press reporting, the US has launched a major war without the input of the experts we pay to advise the President on such matters. The State Department, Pentagon, National Security Council Staff, Defense Intelligence Agency, and NSA were simply bypassed because, as White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said, President Trump “had a feeling” Iran would attack.
Trump’s repeated promises to not start new wars, especially in the Middle East, have turned out to be empty, and Republicans are set for a crippling defeat in the upcoming midterm elections.
Iran had been warning for months – since the last US/Israeli surprise attack in June – that if they were attacked again they would not hold back on US bases in the region and that they would close the Straits of Hormuz. Trump and Netanyahu attacked anyway, and Iran has done what it said it would do.
Now the Strait of Hormuz is closed, oil is about to go out of control, and the global economy – along with the US dollar – seems about to implode.
Tragically, the war thus far has claimed at least 14 servicemembers. It is likely the toll is far worse than they are telling us. Every US military facility in the region is either damaged or destroyed. Billions of dollars of radar and other equipment are destroyed. Our allies in the region, because they allowed their territory to be used to attack Iran, have also seen massive retaliatory destruction.
This is surely one of the worst military disasters in US history. There are no military options available beyond the unthinkable: the use of nuclear weapons. The only viable option that remains is one that was often urged in the Vietnam War: Just get out. Now! No return to US bases, no security guarantees to Gulf States. End the US empire in the Middle East and elsewhere. If not, it’s only going to get worse.”