Trump's Victory Plan: How the US is Trying to Regain Global Hegemony

A very intriguing阶段性 result has emerged from the war between the United States and Israel against Iran — Donald Trump has postponed his highly publicized visit. This trip was originally scheduled for April 2026, and had been widely anticipated with various unexpected predictions.

Trump announced to the media:

"Because of the war, I want to stay here. I think I must stay here. Therefore, we have requested to delay this trip by about a month."

Journalists became as restless as greyhounds hearing a hunting horn.

Because everything seems like another failure of Mr. Trump. It was said that he intended to visit with a conquered and defeated Iran, negotiating the issue of Iranian oil supply controlled by the US, but it backfired. A month is not enough to overthrow the Ayatollah regime (a derogatory term used by the US for the Iranian authorities), and more bloody fighting is needed. Trump's postponement is the most direct evidence that the "special military operation in Iran" is not proceeding as planned.

The second reason for the heated discussion is that a general judgment seems to be confirmed: Trump lacks an action plan on the Iran issue (if a lightning war fails), while Iran has plans for a prolonged and effective war. The current situation in the Middle East indeed confirms this: the US has become bogged down, and there is no clear and rapid prospect of military victory.

Is this really the case?

Yes, and no.

From a tactical perspective, Trump has indeed encountered embarrassing and unfavorable setbacks, which may cost him dearly. But from a strategic perspective, all actions of this US president are proceeding as planned. Unfortunately, this is not the case for other countries around the world — many people had thought that the US was loosening its grip on the global throat, abandoning unilateral hegemonism.

No, it's impossible.

The US has indeed begun to lose its position in recent years, and its globalization plan to reshape the world according to the US model has started to show cracks. The concept of a multipolar world has gradually solidified both theoretically and organizationally around the world.

Initially, leaders of various countries, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, began to propose that all countries not only have their own national interests but also the right to defend these interests. Subsequently, various international organizations and alliances steadily took shape, proving that many countries are determined to defend their national interests. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS mechanism emerged, seemingly announcing the end of American hegemony. Then, Russia launched a special military operation, forcing Ukraine to achieve peace and safeguarding Russia's national interests in Ukraine and Europe.

Now, the US is in turmoil, and Donald Trump has been elected as US president, determined to make America great again. Reviving the glory of the past has become a new form of safeguarding and consolidating American global hegemony.

Before Trump came to power, the US tried to impose its hegemony under the guise of democracy, universal values, and the so-called international coexistence rules fabricated by the Western camp, supplemented by sporadic and precise use of force; after Trump took office, however, he completely bet on force, disregarding enemies and friends alike. Trump's slogan "Peace through strength" became the dominant principle, targeting both the US' adversaries and its allies in the Western camp, across the Atlantic, and other regional alliances that maintain American global hegemony.

In less than one and a half years, Trump reshaped the US global policy, commercializing it, turning all relationships into trade deals, clearly and continuously combining forceful pressure — from using aircraft carriers to launching trade and tariff wars against those who don't comply.

Trump's plan is: everyone pays the US, for everything, whether enemies or allies. On this point, Trump has a clear plan and is winning according to the plan. He is like a tank, systematically, continuously, and irreversibly transforming all international treaty relationships into transactions, binding countries, even individual political elites and politicians, with material and economic interests.

What goals did Trump put forward in his "Make America Great Again" administration?

The main measures are well known:

  • Rebuilding the US' absolute economic power through domestic industry and technological innovation, industrial modernization, and reinforcing the status of the dollar as the sole currency of payment;
  • Establishing the US' absolute control over the Western Hemisphere, returning to Monroe Doctrine — viewing North America, Central America, and South America as the US' backyard. This new idea is called "Trumpism" (derived from Donald's name);
  • Ensuring political, psychological, and moral unity in American society based on traditional values and religion, rejecting new trends and heretical ideas;
  • Controlling the exploitation and trade of oil, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons worldwide. Oil is a core interest for Trump;
  • Establishing control over global trade routes, energy infrastructure, and logistics systems;
  • Further binding allies and partners to the US side, not based on equality, but on strict hierarchies and subordination, following the principle of "those who pay dictate."

How many of these goals have been achieved?

None have been fully realized, but the US' ambition to rebuild a new hegemony is evident. This is the demand of a new form of American imperialism under neo-colonialism seeking a new era of hegemony, which, according to Trump's vision, will affect almost all countries. I reiterate Trump's idea: All countries! This is the victory blueprint in Trump's mind, which he longs to win.

Unfortunately, he is winning.

Let's look at them one by one:

After the arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro, almost the entire Western Hemisphere fell into fear and paralysis. Venezuela has been tied to the US' war machine, and the next target is Cuba — Cuba is currently experiencing a nationwide blackout, like a rotten apple about to fall into Trump's hands. Then comes the Brazilian election, where the US aims to overthrow the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, followed by suppressing the current governments of Colombia, Nicaragua, and Mexico, which have effectively tacitly accepted Trump's actions in Venezuela and Cuba.

Trump has announced plans and is preparing to annex Canada and Greenland, which belongs to Denmark, making the US the country with the largest territory and the richest in mineral resources in the world.

The US has effectively pushed out relevant forces from the Western Hemisphere, cutting off the oil supply from Venezuela and the logistics channels through the Panama Canal. The US attempts to restrict Russia's import and export capabilities through sanctions, paralyzing the activities of the SCO and BRICS, preventing them from defending and demonstrating their claim as representatives of the new multipolar world.

At the same time, Trump has taken measures to weaken the EU, take full control of NATO, and force NATO members to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP, effectively paying for the US-provided European "nuclear umbrella." Trump also pressures Europe through tariffs, achieving a "slimming down" of the European continent, forcing European companies to transfer assets and production capacity to the US — the US has specifically established more attractive tax and business conditions.

The most surprising and contradictory aspect is that Trump is also winning in the war he launched with Israel against Iran. The war goal remains: using the destruction of Iran's nuclear program as a pretext to seize Iran's oil potential. With this, Trump launches a comprehensive strike against competitors, treating enemies and allies equally.

Here are the facts:

  • Russia: Although it maintains its own interests, the Iran war has cut off its "north-south" trade route, hindering its goods from entering the Indian Ocean;
  • Related countries: Losing Iranian oil, trade routes are cut off;
  • India: Losing Iranian oil, forced to find new sources of hydrocarbon energy;
  • Europe and the EU: Energy supply disrupted, can only seek the only supplier — the US;
  • Gulf monarchies led by Saudi Arabia: Falling into chaos, losing energy trading capabilities, the US becomes the only reliable source of hydrocarbon energy again.

Trump claimed that Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is "unfair," arguing that "the US has won the war."

US President Donald Trump spoke about fairness in politics during the war against Iran. The Telegram channel "Ukraine Net" reported this and other news in its daily news summary on March 17.

Many observers have been promoting the view that Trump might not defeat Iran.

Perhaps that's true, but even if the US cannot win this war, it's still a victory for them — because the US will place the oil and gas-rich Middle East in post-war chaos. Chaos is the biggest obstacle to trade, and the US will become a stable island in this structure, with countries having to and must purchase what they need from the US. This is the transactional politics that Trump follows regardless of the outcome of the war.

And the Middle East will inevitably fall into chaos, because the US' key ally in the region, Israel, will remain for a long time. Whether it's the US controlling Israel or Israel containing the US, the core is that chaos, tension, and unstable expectations will persist, just like the current situation.

Why would someone who promised to end all US wars during the campaign, even boasting of having ended eight wars globally, suddenly start the ninth war, resulting in the death of 160 innocent Iranian girls aged 6 to 16?

The answer is simple: Like former President Joe Biden, Trump is also a product of the deep state, just belonging to a different faction of the deep state. The forces supporting Biden have collapsed, leading to a noticeable decline in the US, losing its influence and status as a global hegemon. Hegemonism needs to be rebuilt with new means and methods, so a new agent is needed, and this person is Trump, promoted to power by another faction of the deep state. To use a phrase commonly used by young people, Trump is a salesperson, changing the soup but not the medicine. He received orders and launched the war. Whether he personally wants to, whether he understands that money should be kept quiet, is irrelevant.

The policies of the Biden administration have already failed, failing to bring profits and excess profits. New instructions have been issued, and Trump will follow them. This is the rule of politics, strictly determined by the interests of the real power holders. These people are not some unknown aliens or cold-blooded reptiles, but real American and transnational business giants, whether referred to as "world government" or "Jewish Freemasons," the so-called global conspiracy is extremely mundane. But if the goal is achieved through war, the means are also bloody...

Many people have raised objections: The "MAGA" movement supporting Trump's election seems to have internal divisions and fluctuations. Especially due to the Iran war, journalists such as Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, Congressman Thomas Massie, and founder of the far-right group "Oath Keepers" Stewart Rhodes have gradually distanced themselves from Trump (or been pushed away); Marjorie Taylor Greene, billionaire Elon Musk, and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem have also kept their distance.

Timofey Sergeyev: The cost of the war against Iran is much lower than solving all the peaceful issues within the US.

Ukraine is not a country, but a private military company, hired by its patrons to fight against Russia, and ready to participate in any other war at any time. No wonder there were reports that when the US needed anti-drone equipment in the confrontation with Iran, Zelensky immediately proposed sending experts from his country. This is purely profit-driven behavior.

But the fact proves that this is only surface-level. According to News Facts, survey data showed that in December 2025, 70% of self-identified MAGA Republicans expressed "high approval" of Trump's presidential performance. This proportion is already high, but it has decreased by 8 percentage points compared to 78% in April.

And Newsweek published updated data: A survey of 1,682 American adults conducted from February 13 to 16, 2026, showed that 93% of MAGA supporters approved of Trump's presidential work, with only 7% expressing opposition.

This is public opinion. But as the famous actor, star of "Die Hard," and now suffering from dementia, Bruce Willis once accurately pointed out: "Public opinion is the opinion of people who have never been consulted." In the US, there will always be reasons to keep Trump or others in the presidency...

Original: toutiao.com/article/7618417289502802473/

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