Donald Trump has capitulated to Iran as he presides over the biggest strategic defeat

suffered by the United States since emerged as a superpower, all because of an illegal war

of aggression which he chose to launch alongside Israel.

None of this is hyperbole. All of that is an accurate assessment of where things stand,

which is very difficult indeed to contradict on factual grounds.

Now, if it turns out that Trump is currently exploiting this moment as some sort of ruse before

launching a ground assault against Iran, then he's simply guaranteeing that the strategic

defeat will be even more catastrophic. Little recap, shall we? On Saturday, Donald Trump posted on his tree social network

that if Iran doesn't fully open without threat,

the Straits of Hummus, within 48 hours from this exact point in time,

the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various power plants,

starting with the biggest one first.

Unambiguous threat.

Of course, the Strait of Hummus is where

about a quarter up to of the world's oil supply passes through normally. Obviously, it's been

shut down by Iran. Now, Iran responded by saying that if these strikes happened, then Iran would

hit energy and IT infrastructure and water desalination services in the Middle East.

Now, it is difficult to overstate just how catastrophic this would have been.

The Gulf economies have already been set back, according to some estimates, 10 or 15 years.

Already devastating economic consequences for them.

Their whole selling point as autocratic oases of calm shattered.

But this, going after their energy infrastructure and the water desalination plants,

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