The Wall Street Journal is writing that President Trump is looking for any out in the war with Iran, and the regime now wants hundreds of billions of dollars to open up the Strait of Hormuz.
If the U.S. can keep the nuclear program in check and traffic resumes in the strait, then Trump is more likely to extend the current ceasefire indefinitely, the officials said. Trump also is expected to lift the U.S. military blockade on Iranian ports if Tehran fully reopens the strait, they added.
Nothing like the beach in a burka. Am I Right?
One major complication for the Trump administration is money. Iran is seeking billions of dollars in war reparations in addition to an agreement to unfreeze the country’s assets around the world. Trump has said the White House wouldn’t allow any taxpayer money to go to Iran, although a deal appears unlikely without the U.S. unfreezing some assets, possibly with conditions attached.
There also is a dispute about whether the U.S. should issue waivers to let Iran sell oil on the open market. The U.S. had agreed to the waivers last June as part of an interim peace agreement with Iran. That ceasefire fell apart after Iran attacked ships in the strait, and the U.S. reinstated sanctions on the Iranian oil trade.
Trump’s recent comments indicate he is looking for an exit.
He might be looking for an exit, but this is no way to do it. Paying the regime ANYTHING is an insane proposition.
But the basis of the story is wrong. Some unidentified source saying Trump is growing tired of the war? He’s so obsessed with gas prices that he’ll do anything to bring them down so he can declare victory?
Yeah. I can believe that.
I’m the one who created The First Two Rules of Trumpism.
The First Rule of Trumpism: Trump Wins.
The Second Rule of Trumpism: A Deal Can Always Be Made, As Long As It Adheres To The First Rule of Trumpism.
Trump sets up everything so he can say he had a victory. It’s part of his being. Maybe he has grown tired of the war, thinking that he could roll over the Iranian regime with ease. Maybe he was lied to by commanders. I have no idea, and neither does anyone else outside of President Trump and maybe those in the Situation Room.
What do we know? That perception matters to President Trump. It matters a great deal. Does anyone think Donald Trump is going to put himself in a position to be seen as losing to the Iranian regime? Does he want that on his legacy?
I say no. And thus this entire WSJ article has, at this moment, no merit. Oh sure, Trump can spin it….but that spin is near impossible when you said time and time again that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
If they get one centrifuge operational, it’s legacy destroying.
(Also, why would anyone think he’s getting tired of the war? He hasn’t tired from border operations. He hasn’t tired from tariffs. He hasn’t tired from comparing Kaitlin Collins with Dylan Mulvaney.)
What do I think Trump should do?
Tune in Monday from 12-3pmET where I will break it all down. Here’s a spoiler: The world needs to be less concerned with what Iran will do and more concerned about what we will do.
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