I can't see an ending to the Iran war that doesn't either result in permanently high fuel prices, or the end of the USD as world reserve, or a massive

irreversible refuge crisis into Europe. Theres no clean ending here

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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

The dollar will survive as the reserve currency, at least for now..But yeah

Elessar · 31-35, M

@Burnley123 I'm not too sure about that either. There's less and less reasons for countries to keep a USD reserve. Oil is a big one, and the other is the stability of the USA. Neither seem strong legs to me in 2026

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Elessar Also savings. A lot of countries (including China) have massive savings in USD. It will take ages to get off that.

I think the dollar as a reserve currency is doomed in the long term and the history books will absolutely show this war as a major accelerant of US decline.