{"id":8925,"date":"2026-08-09T05:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/iran-thinks-it-has-trump-cornered-what-are-risksutm_sourcerss_feed\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T05:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:22:23","slug":"iran-thinks-it-has-trump-cornered-what-are-risksutm_sourcerss_feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/de\/iran-thinks-it-has-trump-cornered-what-are-risksutm_sourcerss_feed\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran thinks it has Trump cornered \u2013 but what are the risks?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Strait of Hormuz is, by some accounts, named for a Zoroastrian deity destined to emerge victorious after a 9,000-year stand-off with an adversary.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Iran\u2019s leaders feel their own victory is at hand and will not require the same epic patience. They are betting that military pressure will ultimately force the US to accept their control over the crucial waterway for global energy \u2013 and that time is on their side.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">They know about the diminishing stockpiles of key US weapons such as advanced missile interceptors. They know the war is deeply unpopular with Americans. They know that as long as the strait is largely closed, the price of petrol and other goods will stay high ahead of US congressional elections in November.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">They know that trying to open it by force would be costly and may require American ground troops. They know their Houthi allies in Yemen could widen the war and disrupt another major trade route.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">By that logic, US President Donald Trump has no choice but to capitulate.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">But Iran\u2019s strategy carries risks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-d3pq8q e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People walk past an anti-US hoarding in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Photo: WANA via Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-thinks-it-has-Trump-cornered-\u2013-but-what-are.jpg\" title=\"People walk past an anti-US hoarding in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Photo: WANA via Reuters\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">People walk past an anti-US hoarding in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Photo: WANA via Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Iran #thinks #Trump #cornered #risks<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Strait of Hormuz is, by some accounts, named for a Zoroastrian deity destined to emerge victorious after a 9,000-year stand-off with an adversary. Iran\u2019s leaders feel their own victory is at hand and will not require the same epic patience. 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