Israel has made a big mess this time, and Trump is furious, stopping the attack: Is this going to take everyone down with it?
The war in the Middle East has reached this point, and the situation has clearly exceeded everyone's expectations. However, Trump urgently halted Israel's further attacks on Iran's energy facilities. This move seems very unusual to Gao Ge.
Evidently, he believes that Israel's attack on Iran's Pars gas field was a big mistake, because Iran retaliated by attacking Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City - the heart of global liquefied natural gas - setting it ablaze. Iran quickly threatened to turn all Gulf energy facilities into ashes.
This chain reaction is like toppling the first domino. Israel may have felt that they were fighting well, striking their opponent's vital points precisely. But they might not have calculated one thing: when you light up the world's energy "boiler room," can the United States stand by and not get burned?
Trump's "fury" is precisely because he saw the consequences that Israel didn't see, or didn't care about. For the United States, the "big military goal" has already been achieved at this point, and it's time to consider how to reap the fruits of victory. If Israel continues to expand the scale, it will harm American interests.
There are clear reports that the White House stopped such actions primarily out of concern that it would further increase global energy prices. The current situation is clear: the Strait of Hormuz is actually stuck, with hundreds of oil tankers stuck there unable to move, forcing Saudi Arabia and the UAE to cut production.
International oil prices have already broken through $100 per barrel, and the price of gasoline in the United States has soared by 17%. For Trump, who is about to face midterm elections, high oil prices are poison. Citibank's forecast has already predicted between $150 and $200. If Israel continues to bomb like this, making this prediction come true, the anger of American people at gas stations could even lift the roof of the White House.
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