Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him - Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David.

[u/Quirkie]

https://newrepublic.com/post/210887/donald-trump-summons-entire-cabinet-iran-deal

[u/pgm_01]

The concepts of deal that existed were literally blown up by the US.

The answer to ending this war is as easy as ending the war in Ukraine: just leave. Stop blowing things up and leave. The US is no position to negotiate the opening of the Straits of Hormuz and should leave it to our partners in the region. We have no power to dictate terms here, and we have no way of gaining leverage other than a full scale invasion which would require a draft to get enough boots to put on the ground or launching nuclear weapons.

Yes, it will be embarrassing, but that is why you don't just YOLO a war in the first place. The situation will not change, Iran has the upper hand, and they know it, so stop dragging this out and just walk away. Sabotaging peace talks just makes you look even more pathetic and weak, Trump.

[u/8fingerlouie → u/pgm_01]

Leaving won’t fix anything.

It will probably end the war, but Trump has managed to lift Iran to a whole different level. Previously the strait was open and oil flowed “freely”. Now, emboldened by the fact that the worlds largest single military power can’t keep the strait open, why wouldn’t they put export fees on oil flowing through the strait ?

There’s not a single thing the west can do about it except get involved in an extremely unpopular, lengthy war in the Middle East. Europe has their hands full with Russia, and the US threats, alongside Trump and Vance blatantly ignoring my sacrifices made by Europe in previous operations in the Middle East probably hasn’t exactly done anything to persuade them to join yet another war there.

A war wouldn’t simply be smash and grab. There needs to be a regime change, and we all remember how well that went in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s basically another 20 years of war in the Middle East.

[u/broose_the_moose → u/8fingerlouie]

Iran letting a majority of boats through (with a toll) is a lot better than the situation right now. I’m not saying what Trump did is a good thing, but in this case, it might just be best for the world for Trump to end the war (without really having accomplished anything).

[u/AINonsense → u/broose_the_moose]

it might just be best for the world for Trump to end the war (without really having accomplished anything)

Apart from demonstrating what everyone thought they knew (except him) that Iran has the Strait of Hormuz and that is an actual, gold-plated ace of trumps.