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There might be a "rational" reason for Trump´s strange gyrations during Operation Epic Fury (or is it Epstein Furry). He wants to do the same with Iran as he did to Venezuela: take out the old top leadership, make a deal with the remaining regime, and take control of the oil. Trump´s seemingly bizarre proposal to impose tariffs on all traffic through the Hormuz strait *together with Iran* (fifty-fifty?) points in that direction. It fits a broader pattern. Not just with Venezuela. Remember the "mineral deal" with Ukraine?
If that´s the plan, I have to say it´s a daring one. Venezuela is in South America, so no other great power can really do much if the United States decides to move against it. But the fuckin´Hormuz strait is in the Middle East and very directly concerns China, India and Europe. And, I suppose, the Gulf States and Iran! China will never accept US control over the strait. If Trump somehow manages to take it over, China might respond by blocking the South China Sea or even take Taiwan.
Maybe even Trump understands this. Was that why that Malawi-flagged but US-sanctioned Chinese ship was let through the straits? It wasn´t carrying Iranian oil, after all. This time. Next time...who knows?
The main victim in this scenario (at least initially) is the Iranian opposition, who might get massacred again by the supposedly acephalous regime. The next victim might be world peace...
Let´s hope that I´m wrong. I mean, none of my predictions come true, so there is a non-zero chance that this one won´t either!
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