Trump’s Blockade Isn’t About Iran — It’s About Everyone Who’s Been Doing Side Deals
Minutes after JD Vance left Pakistan with no deal after 21 hours of negotiations, Trump announced a full naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and ordered the seizure of any vessel that paid Iran’s toll. Everyone’s reading this as a message to Tehran. It’s not. Iran’s leadership is shattered. This is a message to India, Turkey, Pakistan, China, the City of London, and Wall Street — everyone who’s been cutting side deals with hostile actors while calling themselves allies. From Moscow Narodny Bank operating openly in London through the entire Cold War to the IRGC collecting $2 million per ship in crypto right now, the pattern is always the same: hostile actors need access to legitimate systems, and somebody decides the money is worth more than the principle. Game Theory Today breaks down what this blockade announcement actually means.
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Eric Garland is a career intelligence analyst sanctioned by Vladimir Putin in 2022 alongside three CIA directors. His 2016 Game Theory Thread was named by the New York Times as one of the 25 most important tweets in history. He is the author of Future, Inc. (AMACOM, 2007) and How to Predict the Future…and WIN!
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