Trump's oil issue fix overlooks one crucial problem in Iran conflict: analysis

A proposed plan to escort oil tankers out of the Strait of Hormuz has been dismissed by a freight analyst as an unrealistic solution.

Matt Smith, an oil analyst at Kpler, estimates that 400 tankers are stuck in the Gulf due to the war with Iran. The president ordered strikes against Iran last weekend, with over 500 civilians killed in the bombing campaign. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was also killed in the strikes earlier this week, the White House confirmed.

Despite the ongoing strikes against Iran...