This is what I’m hoping happens.
Another possibility: An enlarged bombing campaign but not to apocalyptic levels, followed by another threat if the Strait is not open in $days, lather rinse repeat.
Which they got.
Suspicious speculation on my part: the Administration knew something like this was coming and decided to act extra berserk in the lead-in so it would look like everyone panicked over mere bluster when nothing happened. And someone in the market knew something was up.
Trump lacks the self control to do anything like that. This is someone who is suffering from visible dementia, keep in mind; he’s not capable of being clever, even in the sort of “low cunning” ways he was in the past.
You’re correct. However his handlers certainly have the ability to get their brokers on speed dial, and could easily maneuver him into spewing whatever they whisper in his ear. Think Grima Wormtongue with an investment account.
If what we have heard about this deal so far is actually correct, isn’t this much more lucrative for Iran than the JCPOA was? No more sanctions, no more UN resolutions, no limits on enrichment… sounds like they’ll be able to build that nuke in no time once they get cleaned up courtesy of the money the US is now going to give them. Pallets of cash on a C130 are nothing compared to undisputed control over the Strait of Hormuz.