LOS ANGELES (OC).–Democrats and the fake news push for the 25 th Amendment claiming, as Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says, Trump is a raving, unhinged madman, not realizing that it’s part of a calculated strategy to get Iran to back down and open up the Strait of Hormuz. Iran illegally blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, preventing commercial shipping from passing through the strait, causing worldwide oil price to go through the roof. Iran has no legal right to deny access to the international waterway, other than pure terrorism. Iran, as a state, has been practicing terrorism as state policy for over 47-years, joining with pro-Palestinian groups to attack Israel any way possible. Gulf Arab States woke up the Iran is no friend to Sunni Arabs, just gaslights them under the guise of promoting Palestinian rights. Gulf Arab states wised up that Iran has no one’s interest in mind other their own.
Leading a delegation to Islamabad over the weekend to salvage a fragile ceasefire, Vice President J.D. Vance hopes to convince Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz to end the war. Trump has been slammed by Democrats and the fake news using harsh rhetoric to convince Iran to take peace talks seriously. Iran said recently that it wanted sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, something that runs counter to international law. French President Emmanuel Macron said today that Tehran has no right to contron a glohal shipping lane. Yet Macron opposed helping Trump militarily to oust Irans Revolutionary Guard Corps [IRGC] from shooting missiles and drones at commercial vessels simply seeking safe passage to get their products to ports around the world. Iran’s last ditch attempt at military control is to hijack the Strait of Hormuz to blackmail oil-rich Gulf States.
Five weeks of war with the U.S. and Israel has degraded Iran’s military to the point it has only missiles and drones to fight back. Trump said last week that if Iran doesn’t open the Gulf he would wipe-out the Persian civilization as we know it. Democrats and the fake news called Trump an unhinged madman, knowing that it’s a calculated strategy to get Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz. Iran was asking for sovereignty and war reparations from the United States, knowing it would be unacceptable to Trump. Trump doesn’t want to wipe-out the Iranian civilization, he wants to rescue it from most radical Shiite extremists trying to destroy it. Iran’s goal now is to safe face in world opinion, showing it can stand up to the United States. But every military expert on the planet knows that Iran is dangerously close to losing vital infrastructure if they push Trump too much.
Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have their work cut out for them working with Islamabad to get Iran to agree to open up the Strait of Hormuz. It was Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who convinced Trump to take a two week hiatus to see whether diplomacy can end the conflict. Trump tries to do the reasonable thing and for that is labeled the TACO [Trump Always Chickens Out], rather that acting in pure instincts. For acting prudently, Trump is accused of being a unhinged madman. Democrats and the fake news only play politics with everything Trump does, hoping to convince voters to cast ballots for Democrats in November’s Midterm elections. Trump has much bigger fish to fry protecting U.S. foreign policy and national security. Democrats and the fake news see nothing positive Trump does, even going the extra distance to give diplomacy a chance.
Iran has spent under radical mullah rule fomenting unrest in the Middle East, making a foil out of Israel, all to manipulate Sunni Arabs to back their Shitte regime. Now that Iran turne its missiles and drones toward the Arab Gulf states hoping to pressure them to stop Trump, the Arab Gulf States will never Trump the mullah regime against. Striking peaceful States the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, Iran went too far this time around. Desperate to hang on to power, the Arab Guld States wish that Trump would finish off the mullah government once and for all. Shah’s Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s son is ready-and-willing to step up in an interim leadership position to keep the Persian nation from anarchy. Iran’s only grip on power with with coercion and terror on its own population. Iran’s want regime change, hoping Trump continues his war on the mullah government.
Whatever happens in the next few days in Islamabad, Trump knows that the vast majority of Iranians wants regime change, an end to the mullah’s reign of terror. Trump has certain restraints when it comes to putting U.S. boots on the ground in a combat role. He knows that more casualties will only fuel Democrats and the fake news to use the war politically. So, when it comes to regim knows change, Trump knows there’s no stomach in the American public for more body bags. Trump must work to get the Strait of Hormuz open, then work on regime change by funding-and-arming the Kurds to foment revolution in Tehran. Kurds have a lot to gain ousting the mullah government to once against establish an independent homeland, something long overdue since the Ottoman Empire broke up in 1920. Getting the Strait of Hormuz open is Trump’s immediate goal.
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John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analzying spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.
