Gokul Das#GeoPolitics: Imagine that you're a superpower who picks a fight with a theocratic regime half way across the world for no good reason. And you're about to proudly declare victory when the theocracy goes on a rampage, pulls the entire neighborhood into the war, blocks a strategic shipping channel & causes a severe oil supply shock.
And that's when it hits you! You forgot to top up your Strategic Oil Reserves before entering the war! 🤦