Recent headlines have reported sudden closures of TSA (Transportation Security Administration) lanes at major airports and the strategic mobilization of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in urban centers, allegedly tied to the government shutdown. The situation in the United States is looking increasingly problematic as the country continues its quick trek toward authoritarianism.

Trump Threatens To Deploy ICE To Airports

But could we see food and fuel rationing too, as tyranny takes hold? According to some international agencies that have released warnings about it, fuel and food shortages are looming.

To most, these appear as unrelated symptoms of a complex, troubled world, but they may not be coincidences. They are the visible threads of a deliberate, premeditated pattern, one that is weaving a trap for the American people, according to an assessment by Natural News. 

Trump’s decision to join Israel in a regime-change war on Iran was not a geopolitical miscalculation. But it became one. Trump’s attacks on Iran have ended with the global economy’s most critical artery, causing economic distress worldwide. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow corridor that carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and a similar share of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade. Its closure has sent shockwaves across continents, triggering a global energy collapse designed to shatter modern abundance.

Simulation: Extended Strait of Hormuz Closure Could Affect $1.2 Trillion in Global Trade

With the continued trouble in the Middle East, shipping could be hindered for quite some time, meaning vital products for food and fuel could be stopped and never reach the U.S.

Could that devolve into rationing? Perhaps, but we don’t see that happening just yet. Trump claims he has gotten a “present” from Iran, while Tehran said it has rejected the U.S.’s initial ceasefire proposal.

Trump Says Iran Gave The U.S. A “Present”

Europe could experience fuel shortages as soon as April, according to a report by The Guardian. Rationing has already begun in some Asian countries as the conflict continues to make things difficult for the everyday people living under the thumb of rulers.

The Shell chief executive told an oil industry conference in Texas: “South Asia was first to get that brunt. That’s moved to south-east Asia, north-east Asia, and then more so into Europe as we get into April.”