The recent statement by U.S. President Donald Trump about Iran’s financial losses from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is less a policy position and more a late attempt to justify a political, military, and moral failure. Instead of addressing what the world was actually waiting for — the fate of the theocratic and repressive system in Tehran — Trump retreats into the language of numbers: Iran is losing $500 million a day, soldiers are unpaid, liquidity is drying up. This accounting vocabulary usually appears when decision‑makers are unable to present a real political achievement. It is not the language of a leader waging a war to topple a regime, but the language of a businessman trying to reassure […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![A general view of the giant banner hung Enghelab Square that reads, "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed; the entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground." as daily life continues in Tehran, Iran on April 05, 2026. [Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AA-20260405-41022398-41022385-A_GIANT_BANNER_HUNG_IN_TEHRAN_WITH_THE_MESSAGE_THE_STRAIT_OF_HORMUZ_WILL_REMAIN_CLOSED_THE_ENTIRE_PERSIAN_GULF_IS_OUR_HUNTING_GROUND.jpg)
