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President Donald Trump’s televised address to the American nation seems to suggest that he is preparing to walk away from the war in a few weeks after claiming some imagined victory over Iran.

Trump was his usual delusional self, but a few things stood out in his address.

Though he did say the US would hit Iran very hard in the next two weeks, there was no mention of invading Iran with US ground troops. He claimed a decisive victory over Iran with the boast that the latter’s navy and airforce were nearly decimated. However, at the same time he did not insist that the US military was committed to forcing open the Strait of Hormuz.

In fact, he clearly suggested that the countries, mostly US allies, who are affected by the blocking of Hormuz should essentially engage with Iran on the question of resuming traffic in Hormuz.

Trump said the US was self sufficient in oil and tried to assure Americans that they are not affected by the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. He even offered to supply oil other nations, mostly allies.

Of course, what Trump avoided admitting was that the Americans were paying a much higher price for oil even if the US was largely self sufficient. Higher global prices are transmitting equally to the US. Besides, the US depends on the cargoes from the Strait........

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