Things ain’t going great for the U.S. in its war on Iran.
A good time then to up the demand to the site that seems to be winning (by not losing).

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(No direct link as Trump’s Truth Social no longer works with Mozilla)
Who or what might stop Trump from further digging the deep hole he is already in?
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Some relevant links:
– Qatar energy minister warns war will force Gulf to halt energy exports within weeks, FT says – Reuters
– Qatar warns war will force Gulf to stop energy exports ‘within days’ (paywalled, no archive) – Financial Times
– The Iran War Is Jeopardizing the Entire Global Economy (archived) – Foreign Policy
The fallout from conflict in the Gulf will be much bigger than just oil.
– The Invisible Siege: How Insurance Markets, Not Missiles, Closed the Strait of Hormuz – Shanaka Anslem Perera
And Why the Disruption Will Last Four to Sixteen Months Longer Than Any Model on Wall Street Currently Prices
– We are experiencing the largest loss of oil supply in history (3X bigger than the 1973 Arab oil embargo). The level of complacency to me is staggering. Prior playbooks do not apply! – Eric Nuttall
– He’s right. But he’s describing the math. The math is the easy part. … – Waymo’ problems
– Putin says Russia may halt energy supplies to Europe, redirect them to Asia – Anadolu
– Gulf states could review overseas investments to ease financial strains caused by Iran war (archived) – Financial Times
– Israel and America want the Kurds to join the fight in Iran (archived) – Economist
– Whenever there is talk about Kurds, people tend to accept Kurds as a single entity, … – Dunya Basol
– Of Course Trump Bombed Iran (archived) – NYT op-ed
– 86% of Trump 2024 voters approve of Trump’s war on Iran, … – Michael Tracey
– The dry and the wet burn together – LRB