Rear Admiral Peter Brown on Conflict with Iran, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

April 8, 2026

You think Hormuz is a supply chain chokepoint?

The US and NATO are even more directly exposed in critical mineral refining, where China controls the midstream bottleneck behind batteries, defense systems & industrial resilience.

Rear Admiral Brown connects the dots on @NTDNews pic.twitter.com/dlEcYf1J9b
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Watch the full interview Rear Admiral Peter Brown (Ret.), Vice Chair of the RBC's Critical Minerals Leadership Roundtable, on NTD: ‍

NATO Shows Lack of Effectiveness When ‘Compelling Security Interests’ Are on the Line: Ret. Admiral

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