'Trump is cooked': Fears of 'collapse' spread as war sparks shortage of critical resource

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'Trump is cooked’: Fears of ‘collapse’ spread as war sparks shortage of critical resource

Alexander Willis
March 22, 2026 9:05AM ET

https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676572005/

The United States’ war against Iran has triggered a shortage of a critical resource, one so crucial to the economy that one expert predicted a “horrendous” and imminent “collapse,” while another said that President Donald Trump would bear the blame.

That resource is Helium, which plays a critical role in applications ranging from semiconductor manufacturing to medical equipment. Shortly after Trump first authorized strikes on Iran late last month, Qatar, which supplies a third of the world’s helium, was forced to halt production of the critical resource.

Helium is critical for the function of MRI machines, a technology widely used in medical facilities across the country, including at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C. where Trump received an MRI scan last year that raised questions surrounding his health. It’s also used in the space, defense and scientific research sectors.

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“I keep warning you that the collapse will be horrendous,” Malinen wrote in a social media post on X in response to reports of the growing helium shortage.

[Lovie777]

1. Treating the Cubans horribly......

I know Cuba’s leaders are bad apples, but the general population is not.

I’m looking at this present Republican Party and the current administration, and they suck. They are treating the US citizens like trash.

[underpants]

2. 🎈

Lots of birthday parties this summer.

[nitpicked]

3. Serious crimp?

Soon, but not immediately.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-chips-semiconductor-helium-exports-war-fe934332f7c83bb722ca87db22cd57d0

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Kornbluth said the shortage hasn’t hit yet, because helium containers that would have been filled when the conflict erupted at the start of March would have still taken several weeks to arrive in Asia.

“Nobody’s run out of helium yet. But it’s a few weeks out when the shortage really hits.”
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Still, a full-blown helium crisis is unlikely, experts said. In the event of a shortage, Kornbluth said the helium industry allocates supplies based on importance so critical industries such as chipmaking and medical would be at the front of the line.
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(( And Qatar is a huge player, but not the only source of helium. 2024 production (cubic meters):

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/helium-production-by-country

United States Flag United States 81M
Qatar Flag
Qatar 64M
Russia Flag
Russia 17M
Algeria Flag
Algeria 11M
Canada Flag
Canada 6M
China Flag
China 3M
Poland Flag
Poland 3M
Total 185M