The US carried out “self-defense” strikes in Iran over the weekend – as President Donald Trump sent back changes to a proposed deal to extend the existing ceasefire in the region and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
You’re right but it’s not just because he wants to manipulate the market, it’s kinda the other way around. He has to do this bullshit because Iran holds all the cards, the only way to end the war and get the straight open involves reigning in Israel and allowing Iran continued access to fissile materials, and neither his supporters nor handlers will abide that, this will happen until the physical realities of the oil shock become impossible to ignore.
You’re right but it’s not just because he wants to manipulate the market, it’s kinda the other way around. He has to do this bullshit because Iran holds all the cards, the only way to end the war and get the straight open involves reigning in Israel and allowing Iran continued access to fissile materials, and neither his supporters nor handlers will abide that, this will happen until the physical realities of the oil shock become impossible to ignore.