Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. and Israel Completely Underestimated Iran (2026 Prediction)

🔥🌳 You can NOW Become a member of our channel to support us! 🌳👑 👉🏻 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWZg7FTpyFB9lSpk-_cVr3Q/join In this new interview, Jeffrey Sachs delivers what may be his most urgent warning yet on the US-Iran war. He argues that Trump and Netanyahu have already pushed the world past the point of easy return, that the physical destruction of refineries, pipelines, oil fields, and port facilities is not a future risk but something happening right now, and that the consequences for the global economy will dwarf anything seen in the 1970s oil crisis. Sachs explains why this is fundamentally different from previous energy shocks. The 1970s was a boycott, a tap turned off. This is the destruction of the tap itself. Infrastructure that took decades to build is being dismantled in weeks, and every day the war continues, the damage becomes more irreversible. He warns that within weeks the Strait of Hormuz will no longer even be the main issue because the production and refining capacity itself will be gone. He also lays out what he sees as a total collapse of governing process in Washington. No interagency vetting, no congressional oversight, no serious military planning, just daily improvisation from officials he says are completely out of their depth. He points to the gutting of professional expertise across government, the silence of Congress, and the gap between official claims of diplomatic progress and the reality of a war that is spreading across the entire Gulf region. This interview was recorded as Iran struck targets in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Dubai in a single 24-hour period, as Spain closed its airspace to US warplanes, and as Brent crude crossed $115 a barrel with no ceiling in sight. This is one of the most important geopolitical briefings of 2026. 📚 Sources cited in this video: • International Energy Agency, Oil Market Report https://iea.org/reports/oil-market-report • U.S. Energy Information Administration, Strait of Hormuz https://eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=39932 • Congressional Research Service, Iran Conflict and Global Oil Markets https://sgp.fas.org/crs/mideast/ • Brookings Institution, Energy Infrastructure Vulnerability in the Persian Gulf https://brookings.edu/topics/energy-security/ • Council on Foreign Relations, US Military Operations in the Middle East https://cfr.org/region/middle-east-and-north-africa • RAND Corporation, Escalation Dynamics in the Persian Gulf https://rand.org/topics/persian-gulf-states.html ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This channel provides geopolitical commentary and analysis for educational and informational purposes only. Views expressed by guests are their own and do not represent the positions of any government or military institution. We encourage viewers to consult multiple sources and form their own conclusions. #jeffreysachs #iran #iranwar Jeffrey Sachs: Trump And Netanyahu Have Already Destroyed The World's Energy Supply And There Is No Plan To Stop It Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. and Israel Completely Underestimated Iran (2026 Prediction)