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Trump vowed to break Iran. His own economy may break first. Iran is betting that its closure of the Strait of Hormuz will send oil prices soaring and inflict enough pain on the US economy to force Trump to back down — a risk that oil analysts say could be just a few weeks away from playing out.

RD · r/energy 📍 GLOBAL 2d ago

Trump vowed to break Iran. His own economy may break first. Iran is betting that its closure of the Strait of Hormuz will send oil prices soaring and inflict enough pain on the US economy to force Trump to back down — a risk that oil analysts say could be just a few weeks away from playing out.

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