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So basically, the U.S. spent a shitload of money bombing Iran so that it could lift sanctions on Iran and leave them with a stranglehold over 20% of the worlds oil supply. Typical Trump "win".
He thought he would win the war so what you mention are unentended consequences. Iran should have no sanctions on them to begin with
Not to mention the soft power forever lost.
This will be remembered as the dumbest error in geopolitical strategy.
Don't forget weakened the US military by shooting a lot of their stockpiled precision missiles. Missiles they Bought over years but burnt up in days
I think its a ploy for defense contracts. Like a clearing out old inventory to get new stuff. Watch they said they need to spend tons of money on new missiles so they cant afford something
There's so many versions of what the deal supposedly includes that we're better off just ignoring it for now and waiting until the negotiations start and we get a decent idea of what it actually is. No way the UN agrees to lifting all security council resolutions, nor will the US agree to unrestricted enrichment or to withdraw it's troops from regional bases, all of which are variously claimed to have been agreed on parts of the 10 point plan they forced on trump...