Donald Trump's naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has begun. Here's how it works. The president said the US would attack any Iranian vessel that approaches US ships in the waterway using the same tactics as it did against alleged drug running boats in the Caribbean Sea in recent months.The aim strongarm tyran to unblock a vital transit point for oil and gas that's been effectively closed since USIsraeli strikes began in February. Iran's near total closure of horrors has proved an exceptionally effective ...

Tonight everybody, the president also saying there's not going to be a ceasefire in Iran. Full stop. Listen to this.>> We can have dialogue. I don't want to do a ceasefire. You know, you don't do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side.>> So that is after we reported just 24 hours ago that thousands more US Marines are heading to the region. You see the USS Boxer there deploying from San Diego. Both sides hammering each other on the Persian New Year.Take a look at this moment that an I ...

Here for more on how investors should position and think about these escalating geopolitical risks is Yan Vanek. He is the CEO of Vanek Funds. It's great to see you.Um Hel Lima just was talking there about China and the kind of knock-on effect this could have and whether they've been as Doug Bergam said stockpiling to maybe be ready for a scenario like this and what would you be kind of following there. >> Yeah, I mean there's there's one concept or one dimension of this that no one seemingly has mentioned ...

So what does China have at stake in the Venezuela crisis. The first thing is geopolitical influence. Since 1999 when Hugo Chavez took power in Venezuela, the country has been a springboard for China into Latin America.Today, China's bilateral trade with Latin America exceeds 500 billion with China buying commodities ranging from copper to iron ore and of course oil. But after it kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, the US has made clear that the Western Hemisphere is off limits for its adversarie ...