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The Hormuz Cycle, Cycle Seven: Strikes, Blockade Attrition, and the Seven-Day Plan Trump Rejected

Featured header graphic for "The Hormuz Cycle, Cycle Seven" by Prime Rogue Inc., labeled Prime Rogue Markets / Strait of Hormuz, with the subheading "Strikes resumed. Exports collapsed. Trump rejected the ceasefire." and four statistics: near-zero Iranian crude reaching China, over $12 billion in frozen assets offered in Iran's plan, seven escalation cycles since February 28, and November (the US midterms) as Trump's reported next window for renewed strikes. The Prime Rogue Inc. circular dog logo appears in the top right corner.

The Hormuz Cycle, Cycle Seven: Strikes, Blockade Attrition, and the Seven-Day Plan Trump Rejected Prime Rogue Markets, Vol. 1.3 Prime Rogue Inc. — Intelligence & Markets Desk | Kevin J.S. Duska Jr. | September 26, 2026 | 10 min read…

Canada’s Diesel Blind Spot: How the Irving Oil Shutdown, a Dead Pipeline Deal, and a Global Refining Crisis Collided

Canada's Diesel Blind Spot header graphic with the Prime Rogue Inc. logo, showing four statistics: $102 diesel crack spread, 300,000 barrels per day offline at Saint John, a 10-week Irving Oil turnaround, and zero pipelines connecting Alberta to Atlantic Canada.

Canada’s Diesel Blind Spot: How the Irving Oil Shutdown, a Dead Pipeline Deal, and a Global Refining Crisis Collided Canada’s largest refinery goes offline for ten weeks starting in September — just as the pipeline deal that could have eased…

The Hormuz Cycle, Cycle Six: A Seizure, a Near-Deal, and the Toll Authority Nobody Recognizes

Side-by-side comparison infographic titled "Two Leverage Cards, Two Strategies," contrasting Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority with Canada's potash export leverage across six attributes. Visibility: Iran's authority is public and named with an active social media account, while Canada makes no public acknowledgment its leverage exists. Legal status: Iran's authority is sanctioned by the US Treasury and called unacceptable by the International Maritime Organization, while Canada has not invoked any formal mechanism. Price tag: Iran reportedly charges up to two million dollars per passage, while Canada's leverage is not priced and held in reserve. Currency: Iran accepts Bitcoin or yuan, not applicable for Canada since no transaction has occurred. Strategy: Iran pursues a fait accompli to force a new negotiating baseline, while Canada practices deterrence by silence to avoid giving Washington a reason to escalate. Function: Iran is turning wartime leverage into a permanent self-declared institution, while Canada is preserving leverage without triggering the card being played.

The Hormuz Cycle, Cycle Six: A Seizure, a Near-Deal, and the Toll Authority Nobody Recognizes Prime Rogue Markets, Vol. 1.3 Prime Rogue Inc. — Intelligence & Markets Desk | Kevin J.S. Duska Jr. | August 22, 2026 | 8 min…

US-Canada Tariff Whiplash: Inside the Carney-Trump Trade Collapse and the Potash Card No One Plays | Prime Rogue Inc.

US-Canada Tariff Whiplash header graphic with the Prime Rogue Inc. logo, showing four key statistics: 81% of US potash comes from Canada, 50% Section 338 tariff, $28 billion in goods affected, and 4 days of reversals.

US-Canada Tariff Whiplash: Inside the Carney-Trump Collapse — and the Potash Card No One Will Play In four days, Canada-US trade talks went from a tentative agreement and a Keystone XL tease to suspended negotiations and matching 50% tariffs. The…

BMO Banking Outage 2026: BMO Communications Gone Dark During Stampede

BMO online banking outage July 2026 — Prime Rogue investigation into Bank of Montreal's silent communications failure

BMO Online Banking Outage 2026: Inside Canada’s Third-Largest Bank’s Silent Comms Failure PRIME ROGUE INC. · SIGNAL CAGE | Kevin J.S. Duska Jr. | July 4, 2026 Update 1: 13:21 EST Prime Rogue Inc can exclusively confirm that a private…

Canada Refuses to Confirm or Deny Epstein Files: FINTRAC Issues Full Glomar Response

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Canada Refuses to Confirm or Deny Epstein Files: FINTRAC Issues Full Glomar Response Introduction – GLOMAR #2: Canada’s Financial Intelligence Agency Stonewalls Epstein Request On July 25, 2025, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) formally refused…

The Fed Versus the MAGA State: What Happens If Trump Fires Jerome Powell?

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The Fed Versus the MAGA State: What Happens If Trump Fires Jerome Powell? I. Introduction: The Fragility of Institutional Memory In the spring of 2025, Donald J. Trump — now returned to the presidency with a vengeance — declared that…

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