Iran's economic war against U.S./Israel may in the end play the critical role. Through controlling the Strait of Hormuz, Iran pushes oil, natural gas, fertilizer, and petrochemicals toward crippling runaway inflation, makes the U.S. stock market increasingly volatile, renders U.S. Treasuries to pay the national debt difficult to sell, and pushes countries to replace the dollar with gold and the Chinese yuan. Trillions of dollars of Big Tech and Wall Street investments are at risk. At some point, Trump may have to negotiate military withdrawal from West Asia in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz.
I’m afraid Saudi and the UAE do not want any negotiation at all, especially the UAE. Their whole economic model is built on the image of safety - a business safe haven, a tourism hub, a place people trust. But now that facade is gone. The sense of safety is collapsing, their whole foundation starts to shake. That is why it feels like they want to see Iran finished, and why they may be pushing Trump to keep the war going. This is not going to end well.
Why are Trump and Hegseth not being arrested for international war crimes?
too much global power.
Iran's economic war against U.S./Israel may in the end play the critical role. Through controlling the Strait of Hormuz, Iran pushes oil, natural gas, fertilizer, and petrochemicals toward crippling runaway inflation, makes the U.S. stock market increasingly volatile, renders U.S. Treasuries to pay the national debt difficult to sell, and pushes countries to replace the dollar with gold and the Chinese yuan. Trillions of dollars of Big Tech and Wall Street investments are at risk. At some point, Trump may have to negotiate military withdrawal from West Asia in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz.
I’m afraid Saudi and the UAE do not want any negotiation at all, especially the UAE. Their whole economic model is built on the image of safety - a business safe haven, a tourism hub, a place people trust. But now that facade is gone. The sense of safety is collapsing, their whole foundation starts to shake. That is why it feels like they want to see Iran finished, and why they may be pushing Trump to keep the war going. This is not going to end well.
Thanks for your well researched analysis of what’s really taking place in this war. 4/4/26