Report: Trump wants to escalate the Iran war even further

Bottleneck of the global economy

In fact, this bottleneck in the global economy is blocked (as live images also show). But US President Donald Trump Once again, he sees things completely differently: “We control the strait, they (the Iranians; note) don’t control anything,” he said defiantly. And after the World Cup final, Trump commented on the American attacks, which took place on Monday for the ninth night in a row, with the words: “We hit them very hard again, They lost almost everything militarily.“

According to the US regional command CENTCOM, Iranian air defense and coastal surveillance facilities, missile and drone launch pads and communications networks were targeted. The US President described the latest wave of attacks as retribution for the deaths of two US soldiers last Friday, bringing the American casualty tally to 17 since the start of the new Iran war at the end of February.

The powerful Revolutionary Guards in Tehran, for their part, also responded with attacks – on US bases in the region. Kuwait was targeted again; before that, Jordan had already found itself in the crosshairs of the mullahs’ regime. Also in Bahrain the sirens wailed again on Monday. The US Embassy in the capital Manama called on all Americans in the country to be more vigilant as there were indications of Iranian attacks on the center of the capital. Tehran also said that two oil tankers were in the Strait of Hormuz blown up that the ships were unable to maneuver. British sources confirmed that at least one barge was on fire.

Expansion of the combat zone

What happens next? According to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Donald Trump is tending to expand operations against Iran. So there are options increased air strikestargeted attacks on suspected areas of Iranian nuclear facilities and even ground troops to occupy Iranian islands near the Strait of Hormuz in order to actually control them for longer – which military experts consider to be extremely high complex, wasteful and lengthy classify.

To this end, the WSJ continues, the USA would transfer F-16 fighter jets from Germany to the Middle East, as well as F-35 jets from Great Britain. Tanker planes are also already on their way to the crisis region, reports the New York Times. A total expansion of the war will primarily be caused by dwindling US weapons stocks prevented, the White House is also aware of this fact, the “Washington Post” quotes a US official. Probably one of the reasons why US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with all the other martial posturing again for one Negotiated solution said: “We are always open to diplomacy,” but it must be an agreement that Tehran sticks to.

Until that happens, the guns in the Gulf will speak – and the price of oil will rise. Most recently, Brent oil broke the $90 mark (per barrel of 159 liters), making it the lubricant of the global economy this month alone almost 30 percent more expensive.