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Tim S

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2. I kinda thought Iran would leverage Hormuz to rein in Netanyahu's ambitions.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 06:53 PM

Jun 18

This should get interesting. Can Iran extort Trump to stop Netanyahu's aggression? (or have the responsibility for the resulting global economy crash forever attributed to Trump). Well played by Iran. Now that they know they leverage over octogenarian Trump, why wouldn’t they try this?

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Hey Bibi! Start one, just one, settlement in sovereign Lebanon, no_hypocrisy Jun 18 #1

I kinda thought Iran would leverage Hormuz to rein in Netanyahu's ambitions. Tim S Jun 18 #2

Im so old I recall when there were no financial or military hormuz restrictions. What msongs Jun 18 #3