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 5 reasons the strength of the US dollar is here to stay through end of the decade

Ed Yardeni dismissed the growing narrative of de-dollarization, noting that there's a host of reasons the US currency is set to strengthen through 2030.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/us-dollar-price-outlook-2030-strength-dedollarization-fears-fed-rates-2024-8 
 As countries from BRICS and regions including Middle East and Asia increase the usage of alternative currencies for cross border transactions, the importance of US dollars is decreasing. This can be seen especially in the oil markets where Saudi Arabia is now allowed to sell oil in any other currency their prefer. This imposes substantial threat to the US dollar. I am really interested in how this is going to end