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Trump restarts war on Iran, but has no way out: The US lost
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- Geopolitical Economy Report
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- Jul 17, 2026
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Summary
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 Topics 0:00 Trump restarts war on Iran 0:36 USA violates agreements 1:49 USA won't accept defeat 3:07 Strait of Hormuz 5:37 Iran hits US allies in Gulf 7:20 Iran's decentralized military 8:43 Drones 10:25 Iran already won the war 10:56 Trump has no plan 13:13 Strait of Hormuz fees 13:51 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on fees 14:05 US fees vs Iran fees 14:52 Insanity of ground invasion 17:34 Scheme to seize Kharg Island 18:48 Oil and gasoline price 21:42 Strategic Petroleum Reserve 23:36 Global oil reserves running low 24:59 Danger of empire in decline 27:42 Outro