It will not be the same Hormuz ever again

There is another way to read the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. If it is right, there is no way back to normality, as Helen Thompson argues.

Just when the markets are about to open, he claimed that the talks with Iran are going well and that he is prolonging the time to 5 days for Iran to accept a 15-point plan to end the war. Iran rejected any direct and indirect talks with the US.

In an old world, that would be very embarrassing for Trump. Not in this world. We know that Pakistan and Turkey are working hard on shuttle diplomacy between Iranian and American officials, but all sources agree that Iran is not and will not agree to the terms Trump put forth. Mostly because they do not trust him and think he is buying time to prepare for a harder strike, even a land operation to secure the enriched uranium.

I think at this time it would be a waste of time to make an educated guess regarding what Trump will do. Education is counterproductive to gauge anything about him or the people in his administration who apparently copy-pasted a list of justifications for attacking Iran, from a pro-Israeli think tank’s website and most proba…