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U.S. Strikes Back and Iran's Strategic Goals
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With American blood spilled, the Trump administration moved swiftly: CENTCOM confirmed new airstrikes against Iran at the president's direction, targeting Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and punish IRGC forces. President Trump, speaking to NewsNation, called the deaths 'very sad' but reaffirmed that the United States will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Shapiro maps out the broader U.S. objective: destroying Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile capacity, dismantling its military, and collapsing its economy. [1] — Ben Shapiro "Iran's currency has collapsed to 2 million rial per US dollar — down from roughly 70,000 at the end of last year. Iran can no longer export…" 02:10 On that last front, the numbers are staggering — Iran's currency has fallen to 2 million rial per dollar from roughly 70,000 at the end of last year. Iran can no longer freely export its oil, and the Wall Street Journal reported that the one-month ceasefire between mid-June and mid-July allowed Iran to ship 70 million barrels of oil worth $5–6 billion — a strategic misstep Shapiro implies the U.S. will not repeat. [2] — Ben Shapiro "During the roughly one-month ceasefire between mid-June and mid-July, Iran exported 70 million barrels of oil worth $5–6 billion. The Wall …" 03:00
Iran's currency has collapsed to 2 million rial per US dollar — down from roughly 70,000 at the end of last year. Iran can no longer export its oil freely, and the US is degrading its control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's economy has collapsed to 2 million rial per US dollar, compared to roughly 70,000 rial at the end of last year.
The roughly one-month ceasefire window allowed Iran to rearm and export oil before the US resumed strikes.
During the roughly one-month ceasefire between mid-June and mid-July, Iran exported 70 million barrels of oil worth $5–6 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported Iran used that window to rearm — a strategic error the US is now paying for.
Iran shipped roughly 70 million barrels of oil worth $5–6 billion during the approximately one-month ceasefire period between mid-June and mid-July.
Iran is striking US allies across the Middle East but deliberately avoiding Israel because a strike on Israel would likely trigger regime-ending retaliation.
Iran is striking US bases in Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Jordan — but conspicuously not Israel. The reason is simple: Israel has made crystal clear it will respond to any strike with regime-ending force, including targeting South Pars gas fields and key regime figures.
