COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury
How insane is it that, a Theocracy is winning the propaganda war against a Democracy?
How badly has Trump screwed up when religious zealots are beating you in the marketing game?
It’s not just the social media meme burns where Iran is winning, they are actually winning the war strategically.
Trump’s inane decision to get conned into an illegal war against Iran by Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has swiftly become the biggest geopolitical blunder since Vietnam.
By shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, Iran finally has a weapon that is forcing Trump to back down.
Here’s the future timeline:
- Late May – June 2026
→ noticeable fuel price increases globally - July – September 2026
→ inflation spike, food costs rising - Late 2026
→ real economic slowdown / recession risk
Causing global economic pain is the only way the Iranian regime can force Trump to stop the violence.
If this is still blocked come the midterms, Trump and the Republicans are finished and he’ll be swamped with impeachments attempts.
Iran’s information war at home and abroad Video: Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post
There is NO WAY Iran are giving that leverage up now they have been forced to use it.
For the Theocracy, Trump’s insanity has opened an unexpected door to not only have all the damage rebuilt but the economic sanctions off as well.
Did you read that?
Trump has given the Theocracy the chance to gain legitimacy in the eyes of the people they have repressed.
If the Iranians can force America and Israel to agree not to attack them again, pay for all the damage they caused and lift economic sanctions, they will gain legitimacy with the Iranian population they could never have dreamt of.
There’s no way they are handing over the Strait, so Trump either surrenders or nukes the entire Iranian coastline.
Martyn Bradbury is the editor and publisher of New Zealand’s The Daily Blog. Republished with permission.
This content originally appeared on Asia Pacific Report and was authored by Pacific Media Watch.