Gaza proved decapitation fails. Iran has strategic levers Israel wants chaos. Trump is losing control of the war.
Browsing: Trap
Twin red lines: Kharg Island, Strait of Hormuz. US can destroy but won’t—economic trap limits action.
Trump fell into Iran’s trap: believed firepower alone could force surrender before Hormuz became pressure tool.
The Gulf monarchies are trapped between Iran’s desperation and the U.S.’s recklessness; their economic model is shattered.
Kurdistan is the Bermuda Triangle of international politics; U.S. policy is trapped by its own contradictions.
Khamenei interprets survival as victory; military pressure hardens resolve. To break the cycle, Trump must target not just the program, but the leader.