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Why Trump must indeed blast Iran’s regime back to the Stone Ages

“We are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly,” President Donald Trump said in his televised address to the nation this past Wednesday, his first since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28. 

“We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks.”

“In the meantime,” he added, “discussions are ongoing.” “If there is no deal,” he threatened to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.” Yabba-Dabba-Doo!

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump suggested that Iran’s new leader wants a cease-fire, though what’s left of the Iranian government has denied it.

Whether there is a “deal” out there or not, the fate of Iran’s regime must be the “Stone Ages.”

Looking for a negotiated off-ramp is undoubtedly tempting for Trump. As the midterm elections loom in November, the latest polls show that two-thirds of Americans “strongly” or “somewhat” disapprove of his war with Iran. 

Despite US energy independence, markets are sensitive to even the gentlest ripple in the waters of the Persian Gulf.

When Trump suggests hostilities will end soon, as he did early last week, US stocks rally and oil prices drop. When he sounds more belligerent, as he did later in the week, markets jitter while oil rises.

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