Donald Trump violated the diplomatic agreement and restarted the war, bombing Iran and re-imposing a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Ben Norton explains why the US government will fail, because it has no plan and lacks leverage, whereas Tehran and its decentralized military have escalation dominance.
Topics
0:00 Trump restarts war on Iran
0:36 USA violates agreements
1:49 USA won't accept defeat
3:07 Strait of Hormuz
5:37 Iran hits US allies in Gulf
7:20 Iran's decentralized military
8:43 Drones
10:25 Iran already won the war
10:56 Trump has no plan
13:13 Strait of Hormuz fees
13:51 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on fees
14:05 US fees vs Iran fees
14:52 Insanity of ground invasion
17:34 Scheme to seize Kharg Island
18:48 Oil and gasoline price
21:42 Strategic Petroleum Reserve
23:36 Global oil reserves running low
24:59 Danger of empire in decline
27:42 Outro
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