The New Dark Age

Tuesday, 10 March 2026 — The New Atlas

• the US war on Iran has effectively cut Middle Eastern energy exports to China triggering a countdown on China’s 100 day reserves;

• China has been rushing toward energy independence presenting the US with a closing window of opportunity to cut off and starve China economically as part of a long-planned “distant blockade;”

• The US is already surging additional forces into the region ensuring the conflict continues throughout the 100 days China’s reserves will last;

• The US has already invaded Venezuela and is attacking Russian energy production and exports to cut them off from China;

• This plan has been laid out and pursued since the Bush Jr. administration leading up to the “Arab Spring” and the subsequent encirclement of Iran, Russia, and now China;