We'll, I am not the president. The limit of my control over what my government does in the ME is at the polling place.
The President has the sword of demacles over his head. Unless he is prepared to initiate a military campaign his supercilious rhetoric is not likely to make Iran blink. That said, I would love to be proven wrong.
And...............that entitles the US (so called self reliant when it comes to oil) to what exactly?
Why do you think Trump is hammering allies for not taking care of their own and expecting us to do it for free?
I have seen zero evidence of him doing that. All is see is Trump telling Iran how he will obliterate them.
Iran just called Trump a retard, and he responded by threatening Iran with total destruction, so I am not comfortable with Trump having nukes. They should replace the "football" with a fake one, or at least some someone ready to tackle Trump is he dives for it.
Simple fact. We and the other big powers had a deal with Iran and they were complying. The US violated the agreement and any further nuclear development is solely Trump's responsibility.
Protecting shipping in the persian gulf. Shipping your nation benefits from. You're welcome. Additionally: Not that I like Trump, but no American politician owes any Australian a damn thing.
That does not sound very bright. Iran has a half a century history of expanding their activities into where ever civilization has left.