President Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act, the Cold War era emergency law, signing five presidential determinations to fast-track domestic oil, gas, coal and power-grid expansion.
The White House framed the move as a national security necessity as petrol prices soar past six dollars a gallon in some states and Hormuz remains paralysed.
The Energy Department can now deploy direct federal funding, loan guarantees and purchase commitments to bypass permitting delays.
Analysts warn the impact at the pump will be anything but immediate.
It is a political signal that the administration is bracing for a long energy war and rising midterm pressure, not a short diplomatic win.
Bulgaria Hands EU A Second Pro-Russia Government
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