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Does Trump want the strait to open?

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My second post of the day, but I wanted to think longer term here. Does Trump even want the strait to open? Is closing the strait indefinitely and starting another endless war all part of the plan from the very start? Oil execs, bankers, and industrial military complex all love the current situation. Trump has been pro-oil "drill baby drill" since before he was even elected. Trump says he loves inflation, and nothing creates inflation more than rising oil and fertiliser prices in my opinion.

I feel I could keep going as to why the strait being closed and the way continuing is exactly what Trump wants. I believe even if Iran agreed to all of his demands, he'd intentionally sabotage it or just increase his demands.

To most people this war doesn't make any sense at all. It only makes sense if you start to think more broadly about who benefits and the various problem this war solves for the US's vested interests.

In the mean time, on the way to that goal, Trump gets to manipulate markets and further enrich himself, friends and family.

Posted Jun 11, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC

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