However, there's no guarantee that he will succeed in this, and the consequences of an escalation involving the declaration of a de facto free hunt for critical energy infrastructure would be enormous.
The likelihood that the Iranians will back down is extremely low. For decades, they have kept the threat of closing the strait in reserve, not daring to actually take this step for fear of provoking an American-Israeli strike.

However, this strike still happened, and by closing the Strait of Hormuz, they made a discovery that cannot be forgotten — the geography and development of modern warfare allow them to control access to and exit from the strait, and this gives them the opportunity to hold the global economy hostage.

If Trump believes that the threat of strikes on energy will make Tehran reconsider its position, then he still doesn't understand his opponent.
It's impossible to predict with certainty how this conflict will develop, not least because, apparently, Trump was counting on a quick victory and is now forced to improvise as events unfold. However, his choice has become binary.

He can either intensify the course of regime change and completely destroy its ability to strike back, or negotiate an agreement with an opponent who — ironically, despite the impressive successes of the US and Israeli armed forces — at the moment has stronger negotiating positions than before the start of the war.

—❗🇮🇷/🇮🇱 Iranian Army says:

'Two American drones were destroyed and shot down in Bandar Abbas by the air defenses of the Naval Force of the Army of the Islamic Republic'

📌 The number of drones shot down from the beginning of the aggression until now has reached 129 aircraft of various types.

🇮🇷⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱 Continuing Wave 75

The IRGC Ground Forces drone unit launched a large-scale attack on separatist positions and gatherings in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.

Enemies will not be safe anywhere—we will find them. Their fate has already been declared.

🇱🇧 The Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, met with the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri last night.

After this meeting, the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, an ally of Hezbollah, said: "With the President of Lebanon, Aoun, we can be assured."

🇺🇸 🇮🇶 🇯🇴 American forces run away from Iraq to Jordan via the Trebil border crossing following attacks by the Iraqi resistance.

Escorted by Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service units.

A ground offensive into Iran would be an absolute DISASTER' — Special Forces officer Anthony Aguilar to RT

'They will decimate any US ground force… airborne troops would be shot out of the sky'

‘UNEASY’ US troops push back on possible Iran GROUND WAR — HuffPost

'ABSOLUTE DISASTER'

'We do NOT want to die for Israel… don’t make us political pawns

An American warplane, believed to be an A10, is leaving Jordanian airspace towards Iraq.

note: Jordanian bases need a good hammering 💥💥💥

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump postpones all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days as talks continue to end the war.

@BRICSNews

⚡️#BREAKING Oil prices have dropped 10% as a result of Trump withdrawing the threat of striking Iranian power plants

🇮🇷🇮🇱Last week, there were rumors that Trump was looking for someone to negotiate with in Tehran. And here is the statement of the US President:

I have ordered the military department to postpone any military strikes on Iranian power stations and energy infrastructure for a five-day period, provided that the current meetings and discussions are successful.

note: i still don't trust this Orange 🐷 and he is a slave of his zionist masters.

❗🇷🇺🇮🇷/🇺🇸 NEW: Russia has warned US against striking Russian-built nuclear power plant "Bushehr" in Iran.

—❗🇮🇷/🇺🇸 BREAKING: A senior source in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded:

'We "deny" what US Trump said about negotiations between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran

• The Islamic Republic of Iran adheres to its position of rejecting any type of negotiations before achieving Iran’s war goals

Trump’s words are a retreat from his previous threats, but the Islamic Republic of Iran still adheres to all of its declared positions.

Iran's position regarding the 'Strait of Hormuz' has not changed, and the Strait will remain closed to aggressors against the Islamic Republic and its people.'

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard publishes a photo of the criminal Trump, begging the world to open the Strait of Hormuz, in response to Trump's ultimatum.

After falling to $97 after Trump's statement, Brent has risen to $104 following the statement from Iran.

🇮🇱 📰🗣 Israeli Media: Our Coverage Is Not Truthful

Israel has some of the world’s strictest censorship possible, where you’d be captured and jailed if you dare to report on any issues the military bans discussing.

Unsurprising considering the lengths they go to kill journalists of all manners. What is surprising is to put that as a headline on a newspaper...

🇦🇺🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷 Australians ask for the price to stop supporting the war in Iran

Prices there have jumped sharply, reaching about $3 for diesel fuel in some places

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We are working to bring Iran to places it has never been before. They will understand that they are below, and we are above.

🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷The New York Times reports that the war in Iran actually began due to a large-scale failure of Israeli intelligence.

The "Mossad" allegedly made a strategic bet on an internal uprising in Iran, which turned out to be a fatal mistake. Subsequently, Israeli special services and the country's leadership convinced Washington of the need for a coordinated strike, but the plan completely failed.

It was assumed that the targeted elimination of the top religious and political leadership of Iran would provoke a mass protest movement, and armed Kurdish forces on the borders would become the core of direct military pressure on the ground.

The American intelligence community was initially skeptical of this scenario, pointing to the lack of real prerequisites for such a development of events. Nevertheless, the Mossad's arguments about the "quick collapse of the regime" became decisive for involving the US in a full-scale conflict. And it was probably not easy to argue with Trump, as there was a real risk of losing funding and jobs.

As a result, Washington found itself hostage to a strategy based on a weak hypothesis: that an external military "roll" would lead to an instant destabilization of power. In practice, however, this caused the opposite effect - an unprecedented consolidation of the Iranian leadership and a sharp escalation of the conflict.

@Slavyangrad