The Trump administration wanted to make sure to do all it could to stabilize oil prices as it carried out its illegal war of aggression against Iran and its position on releasing emergency oil reserves confused its partners, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader of Iran, said in his first public statement last week that he will continue to strike U.S. bases in the region and keep the Strait of Hormuz essentially closed, indicating that Tehran has little interest in seeking an off-ramp as the war entered its second week.
The Trump administration continues to tell the American public that its illegal war of aggression against Iran will end relatively quickly, and any economic pain being felt will only be temporary.
The U.S. and Israeli war of aggression against Iran has resulted in the destabilization of the entire Middle East and must end to prevent further destruction and fallout, Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said last week.
The Trump administration’s daily updates about the direction of the war in Iran have deviated from the traditional sober assessments of military engagements from the White House in the past, and sound more like the trash-talking you may have heard from a high school bully, or stupid movies.
The Trump administration insists that it has a clear goal for Iran, but it has struggled to form its narrative about why the U.S. is at war and what exactly the goals are in its bombardment of Iran.
The military-industrial complex and the American police state have joined forces.
The IDF is preparing major strikes to take out Iranian allies in the Middle East to prevent groups like Hezbollah and the Houthis from joining the fight if a large-scale war between the U.S. and Tehran breaks out.
“No one, including the President of the United States, should be able to cover up crimes against children.”—James Talarico
The Trump administration plans to develop a massive military base inside Gaza that will house up to 5,000 members of the so-called International Stabilization Force (ISF), which is a key initiative of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, according to a report.