How Trump’s Iran war just made US-China peace more likely
In June, President Donald Trump described his ceasefire with Iran as “unconditional surrender.” By July, speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, he declared it “over.” Oil prices jumped 6% within hours.The conflict is lasting far longer than the administration expected. And yet, paradoxically, the Iran war may end up being one of the most powerful forces for peace in the 21st century, not between America and Iran, but between America and China. Recommended Stories ICE killings vs heat deaths: Why the media only cares about one Take one American, lose the regime Need a permit to pray in your own house?
- ▪In June, President Donald Trump described his ceasefire with Iran as “unconditional surrender.” By July, speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, he declared it “over.” Oil prices jumped 6% within hours.The conflict is lasting far longer than
- ▪And yet, paradoxically, the Iran war may end up being one of the most powerful forces for peace in the 21st century, not between America and Iran, but between America and China.
- ▪Recommended Stories ICE killings vs heat deaths: Why the media only cares about one Take one American, lose the regime Need a permit to pray in your own house?
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In June, President Donald Trump described his ceasefire with Iran as “unconditional surrender.” By July, speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, he declared it “over.” Oil prices jumped 6% within hours.The conflict is lasting far longer than the administration expected. And yet, paradoxically, the Iran war may end up being one of the most powerful forces for peace in the 21st century, not between America and Iran, but between America and China. Recommended Stories ICE killings vs heat deaths: Why the media only cares about one Take one American, lose the regime Need a permit to pray in your own house? One city tried it Here is why.Advertisement The wars of the 2020s, from Russia to Iran, have revealed a fundamental principle of modern warfare: Energy infrastructure is the first target.
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