How Trump Uses Asymmetrical Warfare and Game Theory to Win the 2026 Iran War and Change the Geopolitical World Forever
*N.B.: Suggested Readings—Sun Tzu, The Art of War (5th Century B.C.); Carl von Clausewitz, On War [Vom Kriege] (1832); Donald Trump, The Art of the Deal (1987); Ellis Washington, On Fate (Essay on Herodotus and Thucydides (April 5, 2014); Stone Washington, Sun Tzu’s Art of War = Donald Trump’s Art of Victory (Nov. 28, 2016).
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About the Author—Professor Ellis Washington, J.D.—I went to Harvard Law School for 1 year (1988-89) with future POTUS Barack Hussein Obama, (b. 08/04/1961 – d. 09/29/2019), who was a secret descendant of the Rothschild Banking Cartel Family and a blood grandson of the German NAZI dictator, Adolf HITLER! – who was also a Rothschild – but I took the opposite path in Life—New World Order, Communism, Treason, Pedophilia and Satanic Ritual Abuse vs. Christianity, Conservatism, Protecting the Children & America First Nationalism. I repeatedly refused to take the “Satan OATH” which is why I’ve been blacklisted since 1989 – for over 37 years—for my entire legal and academic career, yet I Fight on! Why? To avenge Harvard University’s original 1692 motto—Veritas pro Christo et Ecclesia {= Truth for Christ and the Church}. How do We the People escape the 150-year Silver but (e.g., Birth certificates [= Birth Bond Fraud], Death certificates, Social Security numbers bought, sold and trading people’s identities like animals on Wall Street) and Rothschild Debt Slavery systems (e.g., IRS, Income Taxes, Death Taxes, Fiat or Counterfeit currency not based on Gold or Silver, but based on NOTHING! Cui bono?– Who benefits? Why are all national currencies of the world promiscuously printed at will by the Rothschild Central Bankers? Is it to fund perpetual False Flag Wars like — America/Israel vs. Iran, America vs. New World Order, America vs. Iran, America vs. Venezuela, Israel vs. Gaza, Syria, Iran, Yemen & Lebanon, Russia vs. Ukraine, Taiwan vs. China, Rwanda vs. The Congo, Cambodia vs. Thailand, Armenia vs. Azerbaijan, Civil war in France, in Yemen, in Laos, in Indonesia, and existential battles all over the world, while keeping the entire world enslaved inside an existential – Birth-School-Labor-Taxes-Debts-Retirement-Death cycle of the Rothschild Khazarian Mafia Matrix (1871-2021)? Further answers can be learned by reading, studying and sharing the Truth of my Critical Thinking blog that on 1 March 2026) surpassed 27 million views! See,EllisWashingtonReport.com, Facebook, Twitter/X—#JesusIsGod (Isaiah 9:6) #DCActof1871 |
“An evil enemy will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes.”
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”
– Sun Tzu
“War is the continuation of politics by other means.” – Carl von Clausewitz
“Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack.”
– Donald Trump (Iran War strategy written in The Art of the
Deal [1987] after Sun Tzu [5th c. B.C.)
Prologue—How a Pivotal Scene from the Netflix series Peaky Blinders Proves that Tommy Shelby Was the Smarter Politician—Lessons that Trump is using now to Win the Iran War before it Begins
This Scene Proves Tommy Shelby Was the Smarter Politician by Star Flair (02/11/2026). I was so moved by the analysis on Asymmetrical Warfare, Game Theory, Machiavellianism and other complex theories and strategies on War and Politics that I wanted to extend Star Flair analysis to the present war in the Middle East between the U.S. and Israel vs. Iran – A veritable masterclass war tactics and strategies that are without rival since World War II.
{AI Overview—Tommy Shelby vs. Inspector Campbell}
The confrontations between Thomas Shelby and Inspector Chester Campbell in their respective offices (and, crucially, in Campbell’s office) are defining moments in Peaky Blinders Season 1 and Season 2, highlighting a intense power struggle between legitimate power (represented by Sir Winston Churchill and the State) and organized crime (represented by Tommy Shelby’s Peaky Blinders gang of Birmingham). Their meetings are characterized by high-stakes negotiation, where Tommy uses his wit and leverage to counter Campbell’s threats, arrogance, and brute authority.
Key Office Confrontations
- The First Meeting (Season 1): Campbell summons Tommy to his office to discuss the stolen guns, setting the stage for their adversarial relationship. Tommy frames himself as a businessman wanting a peaceful environment for his gambling, while Campbell acts as the moral crusader of the Crown.
{Analysis} Like Tommy Shelby in the Peaky Blinders series President Trump didn’t start off in politics but as a businessman who I believed filed for bankruptcy four times yet never gave up. Being a Republican and a native New Yorker (a Democrat Party stronghold) Trump like Tommy felt compelled by necessity to forge transactional relationships with Democrats to help his business relationships in getting commercial real estate done and later in the late 1980s building his budding career as a politician where on the Oprah Winfrey Show he flirted with the possibility of running as the vice for president on the George H.W. Bush ticket in 1988, but when political strategists Roger Stone and Lee Atwater presented the dynamic and mercurial multi-millionaire Donald Trump to Bush as a V.P. running mate, but Bush balked, why? George H.W. Bush was very stiff and boring; the latter balked at the idea of teaming up with Trump fearing that Trump would upstage him.
- Leverage and Threats (Season 1/2): Campbell frequently uses his authority to threaten the Shelby family, including Arthur, Polly, and Michael, often to force Tommy into cooperation. He frequently reminds Tommy that he “needs the power of life and death” over his family.
{Analysis} In this analysis I use Inspector Campbell to represent the State or Political authority, but most apropos for here, the Democrat Party who partied with Trump in the 1980s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s but all forsook him when he declared his candidacy for POTUS in June 2015 as he and wife Melania took that iconic ride down the escalator of Trump Tower. As Inspector Campbell frequently used Tommy’s family as weak points or leverage to force Tommy to bend to his will, so did the Democrat Party try to coopt Trump’s family and use them as leverage particularly when he became their political “enemy” when he declared his candidacy as POTUS on the Republican ticket. The Democrats tried to rewrite history to say they were never friends with Trump but the hundreds of pictures of Trump partying with every Democrat in New York or D.C. or Chicago or Los Angelos or any place in America was undeniable.
- The “Agreement” (Season 2): In a pivotal, tense scene, Tommy meets with Campbell to define the parameters of their deal, which Campbell tries to reframe as an “assurance”. Tommy confidently negotiates terms, using the threat of revealing the guns’ location to the IRA to maintain his power, effectively showing that he is not just a subject to be bullied.
{Analysis} Like Tommy Shelby, one of Trump’s greatest strengths is his ability to feign a character, tactical or strategic flaw, allow the Democrats to think that they are capitalizing upon a Trump weakness, only to use that same weakness to achieve a transcendent and historical political victory. During his first term in office (2017-2021) and especially during his second term in office (2025 – present) where his strategic use of tariffs is Trump 2.0 and his George Pattonesque use of military strategy has defeated Iran in less than 2 weeks where 9 or 10 other presidents before Trump all failed. . . some failed spectacularly to deal with these genocidal religious fanatics to perfected the art of using other nations as proxies to fight their dirty wars against “American and Israeli aggression.”
- Personal Resentment: Campbell’s pursuit of Tommy becomes deeply personal, driven by his jealousy over Grace, whom both men loved. This personal vendetta drives him to use dirty tactics, such as hiring the Red Right Hand (UVF) to murder Tommy after the Epsom Derby.
{Analysis} Like Tommy Trump used Classical texts like Machiavelli’s The Prince, Carl von Clausewitz On War, and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War to use asymmetrical warfare, Game Theory and advanced War tactics and strategies to not only defeat the Democrat Party but to permanently remove them from the chess board so that they will soon no longer be a viable political party. When Trump achieves this victory the entire world will enter a New Resurrection, a New Age of Global Peace and Prosperity.
Key Takeaways from The Interactions between Thomas Shelby and Inspector Campbell
- Power Dynamics: Despite Campbell having the backing of the Crown, Tommy frequently outmaneuvers him, often knowing more about the situation than Campbell does.
- No Handshakes: Due to deep-seated distrust and mutual disdain—specifically for Campbell’s failure to fight in the war—the two rarely, if ever, shake hands.
- “Showing the Stick”: Campbell frequently tries to intimidate Tommy by listing the ways he can ruin him, such as threatening his license and his family, but Tommy remains remarkably calm, often taunting him back.
The conflict in these scenes highlights the show’s theme of the blurred lines between legal authority and criminality, with Campbell embodying the corrupt and manipulative side of “the law”.
{Analysis} One of Trump’s best qualities is he isn’t petty, doesn’t seem to hold a grudge and always keeps his eye on the “long game” even if he has to take a “loss” in the short term. Tommy Shelby is always willing to “make a deal”. That’s intrinsically who he is. Like Tommy Shelby, Trump is bold and strong, outrageous and aggressive all the time. Trump is never pollinariums (timid or weak). These personality characteristics may rub some people the wrong way, but when engaging in geopolitics with nations that can launch nuclear weapons that could hit America in under 2 minutes killing tens of millions of people, ask yourself—Do you want a leader who is bold and courageous or compliant, duplicitous and treasonous? Most Americans would take the former over the latter . . . and so would I.
10 Strategies President Trump Used to win the U.S./Israel War Against Iran?
As of March 11, 2026, President Donald Trump has claimed the 2026 Iran War is “won”, though analysts and military reports suggest the conflict is ongoing with varying levels of strategic success. Based on the administration’s stated goals and current military outcomes, here are 10 strategic ways the Trump administration has approached or claimed victory in this conflict:
1. Massive Degradation of Naval Assets
A primary metric for the administration’s victory claim is the near-total destruction of the Iranian navy. Reports indicate more than 50 Iranian naval vessels have been destroyed, significantly crippling Tehran’s ability to project power in the Persian Gulf.
{Analysis} Based on reports from March 2026, during his second term, President Donald Trump
claimed to have severely degraded Iran’s navy through military actions. Trump and U.S. officials announced that U.S. forces (Operation Epic Fury) and Israeli strikes destroyed dozens of Iranian naval vessels, minelaying ships, and attacked missile production capacities.
As of mid-March 2026 President Trump, his Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth and the CENTCOM Commander, Admiral Brad Cooper all have confirmed the total destruction of Iran’s Navy restated within the overall U.S./Israel strategic focus of targeting Iran’s navy, ballistic missiles, and communication systems to prevent them from becoming a nuclear power and supporting proxies.
2. Neutralization of Ballistic Missile Threats
The U.S. and its allies have executed widespread strikes on missile manufacturing and launch sites. Defense officials report that ballistic missile attacks against Israel and U.S. forces have decreased by 90% within the first week of combat.
{Analysis} According to a recent news report by Fox News from early March 2026, President Donald Trump claimed that a massive U.S. military operation, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” was successful in neutralizing a vast majority of Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, with estimates in his administration suggesting up to 90-95% of their missile and drone capabilities were destroyed or disabled.
3. Decapitation Strike on Leadership
One of the most significant strategic moves was the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran at the onset of the “Operation Epic Fury” campaign. This was intended to trigger an immediate collapse of the regime’s command structure.
{Analysis} The initial joint military attacks during the daytime caught Iran and their leaders by surprise thus making their intent to kill the Supreme Leader Khomeini (their iconic spiritual demigod leader) have a higher probability of success. Based on reports from early March 2026, the Trump administration engaged in a massive military campaign—referred to as Operation Epic Fury, aka 2026 Iran War—specifically aimed at destroying Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructure. While President Trump claimed to have “wiped out thousands and thousands of missiles” by going early, and U.S. officials claimed to have destroyed hundreds of missiles and launchers, this was part of an ongoing conflict rather than a final neutralization of Iran’s capabilities.
4. Destruction of Drone Infrastructure
Targeted strikes have decimated Iran’s drone manufacturing capabilities, leading to an 83% reduction in drone strikes across the region.
Targeted Degradation: U.S. and Israeli strikes, starting in June 2025 and continuing into March 2026, targeted Iran’s missile storage sites, production facilities, and launchers. Secondly, Resulting Decline in Attacks: CENTCOM reported that ballistic missile launches from Iran had dropped by roughly 90% from the first day of the 2026 conflict following the destruction of over 300 launchers, which Israeli officials estimated was 60% of Iran’s operational capacity.
5. Systematic Target Lists (Nuclear & Military)
The strategy involved high-precision bombing of hardened targets, including nuclear enrichment facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, as well as major fuel and oil depots.
Rebuilding and Retaliation: Reports suggest Iran is constantly attempting to rebuild, and despite the strikes, Iran has continued to fire missiles at U.S. and allied interests in the region, including attacks in early March 2026. While their main suspected nuclear facilities at—Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan suffered significant destruction in the 2025 attacks without boots on the ground it was guesswork to know for sure if Iran’s nuclear capabilities were totally destroyed. They were not. However so-called Claims vs. Reality: While the Trump administration and its allies described the operation as “crushing” Iran’s missile arsenal, critics and intelligence analysts often found these claims unsupported or exaggerated, noting that Iran has likely retained significant, though degraded, ballistic missile capabilities.
6. Maximum Pressure through “Unconditional Surrender”
Trump has shifted the diplomatic goalpost to demand “total, unconditional surrender” [19, 26, 27]. The administration defines this as a state where Iran no longer possesses any ballistic missile arsenal or nuclear threat [19].
7. Support for Internal Regime Change
The administration has overtly encouraged the Iranian people to rise up against their government, providing rhetorical support for demonstrators and framing the war as an opportunity for the “birth of freedom” in Iran [10, 15, 33].
{Analysis} What makes President Trump different from all of his predecessors is that once he enters a war all deals are off or at least the deals that were on the table before the war began. What that means in the U.S./Iran War is what Trump means by “unconditional surrender” means that the fanatical Shia rule must be totally dismantled and democracy must be implemented and most importantly no more nuclear weapons and the United States will annex the Strait of Hormuz. I suggest renaming it the Strait of Trump, The Panama Canal = The Trump Canal, Greenland = Trumpland, Gulf of Mexico = Gulf of America = Gulf of Trump, etc. We must reward Trump’s military and strategic genius for future generations of students who won’t think all political leaders are non-strategic, duplicitous traitors. @PrayingMedic on Twitter/X eloquent put Trump’s Classic Strategic thinking is in critical relief before the world in the 2026 Iran War or Operation Epic Fury—
Praying Medic @prayingmedic
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Mar 18
Non-strategic thinkers believe the purpose of war is always obvious. Trump is the most strategic president we’ve ever had. Non-strategic thinkers cannot accurately assess his actions because they fail to understand his underlying motives.
Every geopolitical move Trump makes has multiple objectives and diverse motives.
The Iran war is not just about Iran. Trump’s actions on the Panama Canal were not primarily about Panama. Venezuela was not just about Venezuela. Trump’s next move on Cuba will not primarily be about Cuba.
All these nations were (or are presently) being used by China or Russia to gain global influence. Trump’s actions are primarily intended to sever their points of leverage against the West.
One example:
China provides covert uranium enrichment and missile technology to Iran as a means of creating leverage against the West while pretending they have nothing to do with it. In exchange, Iran sells oil to China at a discount in Yuan, which weakens the dollar.
Another example:
Iran and North Korea provide material and personnel support to Russia in the war against Ukraine. Trump has tried unsuccessfully to negotiate peace in Ukraine. Plan B is weakening Russia’s strategic partners, thereby weakening China’s allies.
If Trump does not deal with the nations Russia and China are using to build an Eastern axis of power, the US will eventually come under their rule. Trump knows this opponent’s endgame, even if the public doesn’t. He applies game theory principles to prevent them from achieving their goals.
8. Coordination with Regional Allies
A key strategic pillar has been the joint military effort with Israel. This alliance has allowed for multi-front pressure, with Israel taking the lead on degrading proxy networks like Hezbollah.
{Analysis} Allying with Israel has given the U.S. greater latitude and military maneuverability to reach our joint military objectives in a more efficient and deliberate manner. In general, Israel is targeting the western part of Iran while America is focusing on the further parts of Iran to the east including making sure that the straight of Hormuz is kept open and safe for oil tankers and other commercial vessels travelling in this most strategically important waterway that has 20% of all oil traffic.
9. Deployment of Overwhelming Naval Power
The Pentagon deployed two aircraft carriers and a dozen supporting ships to the region to ensure a force capable of sustaining a multi-week high-intensity campaign.
10. Intentional Strategic Ambiguity
Trump has utilized “strategic communications” intended to leave both friends and foes off-balance. By offering a rotating range of rationales—from regime change to nuclear disarmament—the administration has sought to maintain leverage through unpredictability.
*N.B.: See, A Presentation of Game Theory—Presented by Vijay Patel, Professor – Dr. Hulas Pathak
Status of the Conflict
Despite these strategic wins, the war remains a “spiraling” conflict:
- Strait of Hormuz: Remains essentially closed to business, with Iran mining the waters and global oil prices surging.
- Nuclear Program: Some experts warn that despite the strikes, Iran still retains enriched uranium and the knowledge to reconstitute its program.
- Domestic Opposition: Congressional leaders have questioned the lack of a formal declaration of war or a clear exit strategy.
Strategies Trump uses The Art of the Deal from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War to Defeat Iran
{Analysis} During the recent conflict with Iran (March 2026), observers have noted several strategic parallels between President Trump’s actions and the principles of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. These strategies generally focus on psychological pressure, the use of deception, and the goal of achieving victory with minimal direct combat.
Regarding the understanding and insane reach of President Trump’s BOMBSHELL EO #13848, you must first realize that Trump comes from a family of Tacticians and Critical Thinkers. For example, Trump’s family going back before World War II with his Father Fred “JESUS” Trump (a maverick NY business mogul) and his genius Uncle John G. Trump (a tenured MIT Professor), who was tasked with protecting the Tesla files after the CIA had Nikola Tesla murdered to prevent him from giving the entire world free energy over 100 years ago! = NESARA). All Trump’s tactics and strategies to defeat the Deep State traitors and Globalist Gestapo while preserving the Natural Rights of We the People are straight out of Sun Tzu’s classic war treatise—The Art of War (475-221 B.C.). Trump applied Sun Tzu’s precepts to a modern corporate, business climate in his own iconic book, The Art of the Deal (1987).
Key Sun Tzu Strategies President Trump is Applying to the 2026 Iran War
- “Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting”
Trump has favored a “peace through strength” approach, using targeted strikes against high-value assets—such as the reported destruction of the Iranian nuclear program—to deter further aggression without launching a full-scale ground invasion.
{Analysis} In the first hours of “Operation Epic Fury” Trump showed the world that he is indeed the supreme master strategist using the principles of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War by immediately destroying Iran’s Airforce and radar systems. With few to now planes in the sky to challenge him, Trump was free to destroy the ballistic missile batteries spread out all over the country including their rocket launchers. It doesn’t matter how many thousands of missiles Iran has if they are unable to launch them at us or our allies, these weapons become useless. Thirdly, with better next-generation mapping technology that no other nation on earth presently has, the U.S. can see inside their hideout in the Iran’s mountainside with technology approach at 3-D scan. There is no place for these murderers to hide anymore.
- “All warfare is based on deception”
The administration has utilized intentional unpredictability and “geopolitical arson” to keep opponents off-balance. By frequently changing public war objectives and making exaggerated claims, the U.S. creates a state of confusion that induces caution in rival leaders.
{Analysis} Attacking the enemy at high noon when they are used to night time strikes was a deceptive move that cause the U.S. to kill 49 of Iran’s top military commanders and advisors including the top person in Iran’s government—the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and mortally wounding his successor, his second son, Mojtaba Khamenei who hasn’t been seen since that initial attack.
- “If your opponent is temperamental, irritate him”
Critics and supporters alike note Trump’s use of public rhetoric and “spectacle” to goad Iranian leadership into making impulsive or visible mistakes. This serves to control the narrative and position the U.S. as the dominant force.
One of Trump’s greatest strengths is to use his braggadocious personality to disarm and irritate his enemies. Since World War II, America has increasingly had leaders who don’t seem to understand the principles of “America First”. Trump ran on this principle and while at times he seems to favor “Israel First” during the U.S./Iran War, he is focused on a decisive victory by using his opponent’s hubris and superiority complex to bring Iran to a humiliating defeat.
- “Build him a golden bridge to retreat across”
In certain diplomatic maneuvers, the strategy involves pressing the opponent into an uncomfortable position and then offering a face-saving exit. This was observed in past dealings with Mexico and is seen as a potential “dealmaker” tactic for resolving the current Iran crisis.
While Trump hates the genocidal and tyrannical Shia regime in Iran, he loves the Iranian people and seeks to liberate them and give them the courage to take part in their own liberation in whatever way they can secretly undermine their oppressors. Thus, As of mid-March 2026, reports indicate that Israeli drone strikes have targeted and killed numerous Iranian internal security forces, specifically members of the Basij militia, at checkpoints throughout Tehran. Trump refuses to go totally “scorched earth” but is using pinpoint attacks to remove Iran and their infamous IRGC forces to be able to reek reprisals against the Iranian people to such a degree that footage is now available of Trump’s military blowing up dozens of “check points” at intersections by the Basij militia
- “Know your enemy and know yourself”
Critics argue that a failure to follow this principle—such as miscalculating Iran’s “death ground” mentality or the domestic political costs of war—could lead to a prolonged conflict that Sun Tzu explicitly warned against.
Summary of Tactical Execution
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Tactic |
Sun Tzu Principle |
Observed Action |
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Targeted Strikes |
Breaking resistance without fighting |
Bombing nuclear sites to eliminate threats without “boots on the ground”. |
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Sanctions |
Economic warfare |
Using technology and oil sanctions to drive long-term strategic decline. |
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Unpredictability |
Feign disorder |
Keeping the enemy guessing about the next move through erratic public statements. |
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Theater of Power |
Narrative control |
Using military missions as a performance of strength to solidify domestic support. |
In summary, while the U.S. launched an intensive campaign that severely degraded Iran’s ballistic missile capacity, this occurred during a 2026 conflict scenario, and the long-term effectiveness and total destruction of the arsenal were disputed by Iran and intelligence assessments. While these strategies align with Sun Tzu in theory, some experts warn that impulsive actions without a unified strategic goal may violate Sun Tzu’s core advice to avoid prolonged, unplanned warfare.
Statement on President Trump being the Greatest American President in History by Adriano Scares da Costa
This statement underscores the fact that Trump, perhaps with the singlemindedness and vision eclipsing anyone on earth foresaw this war in Iran and how to win in 40 years ago. In a long forgotten interview Trump gave with the UK Guardian in 1988, Trump essentially stated that if any ships were bombed or impeded in the Strait of Hormuz causing global oil prices skyrocket for any perceived provocation by the tyrannical government of Iran that America should use such provocation as a pretext to immediately seized Kharg Island, and essentially turn it into an American protectorate and that America should also seize the Strait of Hormuz so as to guarantee safe passage of oil traffic of all nations of the world who use that passage for their energy needs.
Decades Before he entered Politics Trump discussed the Strategic Importance of Controlling Kharg Island and the Strait of Hormuz from Iran’s Threat of the Oil Supply
A writer on Instagram made the following post about Kharg Island Paltimesnews—
US President Trump reportedly considered seizing Iran’s Kharg Island nearly 40 years ago as a means to assert US power in the Gulf and punish Iran. In a 1988 interview with the Guardian reposted below, Trump, as a civilian said that any attack on US personnel or ships would justify taking the island, which serves as Iran’s main oil-export hub, shipping around 90% of its crude. Recent reports indicate that US and Israeli officials have discussed seizing the island amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.
Trump’s hostility toward Iran traces back to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran, and the Iran-Iraq War, which resulted in about 500,000 deaths. The US historically had a complex relationship with Iran, including selling weapons during the Iran-Iraq War through the Iran-Contra affair. The current war has triggered the worst global energy crisis since the 1970s, as roughly 20% of the world’s oil and gas supplies pass through the Strait of Hormuz, now largely closed due to the war.
Trump told the Guardian in 1988: ‘I’d do a number on Kharg Island. I’d go in and take it.’
Thirty six years before Donald Trump ordered military strikes on Iran’s vital oil hub, Kharg island, he told the Guardian that he would attack the island if he ever became president and Iran fired even one bullet at an American.
In a 1988 interview with the Guardian, which Trump was reminded of during a Fox News interview on Friday morning, Polly Toynbee, now a Guardian columnist, asked the businessman what his platform would be if he ever did run for president.
“Respect,” Trump replied.
“We’re a second rate economic power, a debtor nation. We’re getting kicked around,” he added.
When Toynbee asked him what he would do about Iran, Trump replied:
I’d be harsh on Iran. They’ve been beating us psychologically, making us look a bunch of fools. One bullet shot at one of our men or ships and I’d do a number on Kharg Island. I’d go in and take it. Iran can’t even beat Iraq, yet they push the United States around. It’d be good for the world to take them on.
Seven years before that interview, the New York Times and other outlets had reported that Pentagon invasion plans for Iran drawn up during the 1979 hostage crisis started with an attack on Kharg Island.
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