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description: "⚠️It's nothing more than the main reason that Iran is determined to develop nuclear weapons.1️⃣ If Iran, as an Islamic Shia country, wants to develop nuclear weapons, then the surrounding circle of Islamic Sunni countries (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, etc.) will say no, if Iran has them, we all want them too. Otherwise, in the future, Iran's nuclear deterrence will call the shots in the Middle East, and every country in the Middle East will want nuclear weapons. Then everything will be in chaos. Who in the Middle East would still need U.S. military protection? Without needing U.S. protection, and with the Middle East producing so much oil, the petrodollar system wouldn't be needed either. Middle Eastern oil, backed by nuclear weapons and not listening to the U.S., could one day decide not to use the dollar for settlement, and the petrodollar system collapses:➡️Leading to the collapse of the dollar ➡️The collapse of the dollar leads to the collapse of U.S. bonds ➡️The collapse of the dollar and U.S. bonds means no money, no military budget, leading to the collapse of the U.S. military➡️The collapse of the U.S. military leads to the collapse of hegemony➡️The collapse of the U.S.2️⃣ To be honest, the U.S.-Iran war really isn't mainly about coveting Iran's oil. When the cannons roar, gold flows like water. Fighting a war in Iraq starts with trillions of dollars in expenditure. How many years of oil sales would it take to recoup that? Isn't it much faster for the U.S. to make money by issuing bonds through its financial hegemony than through oil? But U.S. bonds also rely on the support of a powerful U.S. military and the petrodollar system.3️⃣ At the same time, Iran is the country Israel fears the most, because Iran has said it wants to wipe Israel off the map. So Israel and Iran are two sides in the Middle East locked in a life-and-death struggle. Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis are also continuously supported by Iran, fighting Israel every day. But Israel is the U.S.'s staunch ally in the Middle East, and Jewish lobbying groups also have significant influence in the U.S. political system. Then Israel found Trump and said, it's confirmed they have nuclear weapons, Mossad agents even stole the original components. It's unclear whether Trump had some leverage held over him by Netanyahu, or if Trump himself said he was determined to strike Iran. This is the current war situation.4️⃣ Blocking the Strait of Hormuz, causing crude oil prices to surge, is an uncertain outcome brought by the war. Liquidity dries up, the stock market plummets, and just like that, the impact trickles down to us retail investors trading U.S. stocks. In the end, it's the retail investors' money that foots the bill for this war 😭"
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