In January I asked, did Trump capture Maduro to choke China's oil?
3 months later the answer is becoming clearer.

Venezuela now selling at FULL market price (Rubio confirmed) China's discount: gone. Forever.

Iran at war. Kharg Island threatened. 4.6M bpd to China disrupted. China's 2nd discount supplier gone.

Hormuz China's main supply route: blocked.

Bab el-Mandeb Houthis threatening China's alternative route
In January this was a wild theory.
Today it's the actual map
China imports 11.31M bpd.
Every discount supplier is going offline.
Every single route is threatened.
Wild theory? Or the most precise geopolitical chess move in decades?