Iranian Supreme Leader's Advisor: Trump threatened us with famine while global food security and fertilizer supplies in Hormuz are subject to our control

Iranian Supreme Leader advisor Ali Akbar Velayati stated that former U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with famine, while emphasizing Iran’s strategic leverage over global food security and fertilizer shipments transiting the Strait of Hormuz. This rhetoric underscores the risk of supply disruption in a critical energy and commodity chokepoint, which could tighten global fertilizer inputs and elevate agricultural commodity prices if tensions escalate. The comments introduce geopolitical risk into agricultural and energy markets, particularly affecting potash, nitrogen, and grain futures, as well as shipping premiums in the Persian Gulf. Investors are assessing the credibility of Iran’s asymmetric retaliation capabilities amid renewed U.S.-Iranian posturing. Traders will watch for any naval incidents in the Strait of Hormuz or official statements from U.S. or Iranian defense forces as near-term catalysts.

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