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He says other nations will have to guard and police the Strait of Hormuz as necessary, after his attacks on the country prompted Iran to target vessels in the crucial world shipping lane. Mark Stone analyses the Truth Social post.

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[–] metermatic26@lemmy.world 38 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (3 children)

Trump expects the world to go to war with Iran. What will actually happen is that the world will re-establish diplomacy with Iran and offer sanctions relief to end the blockade.

Without war reparations, American ships will forever be barred from sailing the strait, and Gulf states will likely start distancing themselves from the US and re-assess hosting American bases and troops.

Trump’s victory looks an awful lot like a strategic defeat that sees the US pull out of the Middle East and leave Iran in a more powerful position then before.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 2 points 11 hours ago

But why would Trump do that if it's exactly what Putin would want????

[–] SolarMyth@aussie.zone 15 points 17 hours ago

It also undermines the entire petrodollar/Bretton Woods system that gives the almighty US dollar its power. This will be a big win for China, when countries start trading in their USD for Yuan buy oil.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

And it will all be spin as America First and what’s left of MAGA will cheer.