Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/iran-controls-war-trump/687848/
Jtsummers · 1 hours ago
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/iran-controls-war-trump/687848/
Jtsummers · 1 hours ago
3 comments
Jtsummers · 1 hours ago
jazz9k · 1 hours ago
I suppose if getting bombed by the US, no deal, and more oil exports from the US in history, means 'in control of the war'
dotcoma · 1 hours ago
They can certainly endure it until November. Can Trump?
enragebait · 1 hours ago
Exports from the US is not a win. It’s like looting our piggybank to subsidize the deficit.
budsniffer952 · 41 minutes ago
Do people not understand that the US can level Iran tomorrow? Really?
Jtsummers · 23 minutes ago
> Do people not understand that the US can level Iran tomorrow? Really?
Short of using nuclear weapons, no, the US cannot "level Iran tomorrow". And the threat of nuclear weapons has become much weaker over the decades, it would be political, and potentially national, suicide to use them at this point.
jst1fthsdys · 1 minutes ago
Do you not understand Iran would destroy ARAMCO, not to mention Israeli desalination and nuke sites? They've been pretty measured in their escalation strategy, they haven't gone to their "nuclear" option yet.
Also, sure the US can kill lots of civilians in Tehran with a nuke. But then what does China think? What about Russia? It starts a huge shit show that will not end well for anyone on this planet.