Sky-High Oil Prices. A Fertilizer Shortage. Now Add a “Super El Niño.”

The world is in crisis right now, but the summer is shaping up to be much worse—for reasons beyond every country’s control, including America’s.President Trump’s war on Iran is the cause of the current crisis. Iran’s retaliatory closure of the Strait of Hormuz to most trade has caused oil and natural gas prices to skyrocket, forcing countries to find creative ways to cut energy demand, and caused a fertilizer shortage that is certain to reduce crop yields around the world while also increasing t...