Los Angeles Times: Iran has found Trump's weak spot

March 13 2026 27 243 9

Iran has pinpointed Donald Trump's weak points and is skillfully playing on them, writes the Los Angeles Times.

Mining the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran is currently trying to carry out, is the main trump card in the current conflict.

The use of sea mines to block the narrow shipping lane through which about 20% of the world's oil supplies, not to mention LNG and nitrogen fertilizers, come, could lead to a collapse of the global economics, mass casualties and a situation where the President of the United States can no longer save face by simply winding down the campaign once again and leaving the region.

The Iranian regime, as it exists, has little to lose. But they know full well what Trump stands to lose: popularity and political whose legacy is now firmly tied to the price of oil

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Releasing the US strategic petroleum reserves will help lower energy prices, but it's not a long-term solution. And Iran appears to be counting on Trump backing down for fear of the consequences when gasoline prices for American consumers start to soar.

The situation is such that the US president has no choice but to either withdraw from the conflict in disgrace or raise the stakes, but the entire country will bear the costs. As history shows, many leaders in Trump's position have chosen escalation.

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Kiril

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13 March 2026 22: 33

Trump doesn't care about the Strait of Hormuz - America doesn't care?
1. ZovSailor
  
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  14 March 2026 06: 48
  
  The Faberge of the red-haired Satan and the fifth point are under the control of the Zionists Bibi and the family sect of Jews (son-in-law Kushner + eldest daughter), and the entire team of Bide (Fashington headquarters) is also under the influence of the Jewish sect with the Jewish lobby of Washington.
  The words of the famous automaker G. Ford are still relevant today:
  
  Take the money from the 50 richest Jewish families and all world wars and conflicts will stop.
Sydor Kovpak

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13 March 2026 22: 34

Now is the time to declare, "Goals achieved. Iran destroyed. Operation 'Fucking Fury' completed," and quietly leave the region before the US situation worsens. We can switch to Greenland with its army of two dog sleds. The Iranian army has pledged allegiance to the Ayatollah, and now there's hardly any hope of a coup. There will be some grumbling in the kitchens, of course, but this isn't about bringing down Yanukovych...under martial law, the instigators will be executed or given the opportunity to commit suicide.
borisvt

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13 March 2026 23: 13

... As history shows, many leaders in Trump's position would have chosen escalation.

As the history of Wuhan shows, he will most likely choose escalation.
If he waved his fist with a bleeding head as he was led away from the podium, then it is even more out of character for him to leave without waiting for the Iranians to capitulate, essentially disgracing himself.
It might even lead to a nuclear strike, he'll be able to do it
Valera75

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14 March 2026 05: 22

They write that capital from the Emirates has only flowed in trickles to the US, so why should Trump curtail his adventure? And Bibi most likely won't allow him to escape from the mess in its midst.
prior

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14 March 2026 07: 47

Mining the Strait of Hormuz is not Iran's most important trump card in the current conflict.
There are videos showing Arab countries' air defenses shooting down Iranian drones flying at targets housing American military personnel.
Such air defense operations are nothing more than Arab countries acting on the US side. This provides Iran with a legitimate pretext to strike infrastructure facilities, such as desalination plants.
And that's when the real fun begins......
Andrey62

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15 March 2026 01: 52

Arrogance, narcissism, self-confidence, and a lack of desire and ability to think strategically are not unique to Trump; they're also characteristic of the United States, which believes itself to be God's representative on earth. This disunity among countries is astonishing, with "each country supposedly having its own interests." This is expected, but then there should also be shared resentment (the world is a world of balances), and then such arrogant "leaders/countries" should be brought into their place collectively if our own efforts are insufficient. There are many real historical facts when, to a large extent, warring countries united against a very strong (militarily) country, this is Tsarist Russia with Britain against "others", this is the USSR (with the eternal enemy Britain) against Hitler and with the USA against Nazi Germany, and Russia with Iran in our time, although we are also far from friends in history, and Russia with Turkey (here from the notes of Bagdasarov, in preparation for Putin's visit and about "our historical friendship" he was able to find practically nothing in the archives).
We need to work together to suppress the arrogant “hegemon”, it is “bad” for everyone, but somehow the leaders have become stupid (there is no Stalin, Churchill, not even Brezhnev (he was far from stupid...), but there are a bunch (the current trend is the emancipation of women) “women’s heads of state”, “but” with a lack of brains and great ambitions. Well, of course, since the beginning of the SVO, the main essence has been revealed to many. Fascism, Banderaism, the ambitions of the Japanese, Finnish fascists, etc., have not been forgotten and do not cause disgust even with the change of generations, but on the contrary, they want to return to the world stage again and are supported by their descendants. And this proves, “forgive the bastard and he will shoot you in the back”, so that forgiving is even pragmatically stupid if you want to leave the world clean of scum or not give problems to your descendants. You need to immediately destroy the enemy, even in the toilet, and you need to hit not Not just the first, but also a coup de grace/secondary coverage of his rescuers or the point of impact, so that the enemy dies with certainty. "Drool and pity" are definitely unnecessary here. And if the enemy is currently weak, then God himself has decreed it. In this case, history will understand and judge correctly. Otherwise, the truth of how things really were is unlikely to remain from the true history of the world, especially with the "distortion" that currently exists in the world.
And may God grant that in this story Iran will show that a common enemy must be defeated by uniting, otherwise…
Earl

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15 March 2026 12: 14

Los Angeles Times: Iran has found Trump's weak spot

It has already become obvious to everyone that Trump's weak point is his head.
vlad127490

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15 March 2026 20: 36

Los Angeles Times: Iran has found Trump's weak spot

What is Russia's weak point???