AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Brandon J. Weichert, an American analyst and author, wrote on X, "The reason Trump's reciprocal blockade plan for the Strait of Hormuz appears laughably absurd is that it was born of pure desperation."
"Trump expected Europe and others to send their naval fleets to reopen the strait, assuming those regions are more dependent on trade through this waterway than we are."
"But what he didn't factor in was the absolute stubbornness and intransigence of the Europeans and others in the face of his pressure campaign. As soon as he realized that the Europeans, Japanese, and others preferred to pay tolls to Iran for the passage of their goods through the strait rather than risk a war, Trump panicked and realized too late just how vulnerable and defenseless the American economy is to the disruption caused by the Iranian blockade."
"Now Trump is flailing. He is desperately trying to pressure the rest of the world to support his effort to reopen the strait."
"He still hasn't grasped the essence of the matter, and that is why he will continue to get this wrong."
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