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Trump restarts war on Iran, but has no way out: The US lost
28 minutes Posted Jul 17, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Trump restarts war on Iran
USA violates agreements
USA won't accept defeat
Strait of Hormuz
Iran hits US allies in Gulf
Iran's decentralized military
Drones
Iran already won the war
Trump has no plan
Strait of Hormuz fees
(CLIP) Marco Rubio on fees
US fees vs Iran fees
Insanity of ground invasion
Scheme to seize Kharg Island
Oil and gasoline price
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Global oil reserves running low
Danger of empire in decline
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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.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHvtxgR5A8
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