Oil is trading above $115 a barrel right now. The reason is simple: Iran has created fear and uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. But let’s be clear — their real strategy isn’t about military victory. Their goal is to make gas prices hurt American families so voters turn against President Trump. Because they know one simple truth: if Donald Trump stays in office, they lose. If Trump is out of office, they win.
They know the 60-day War Powers clock very well. They’ve listened to the worldwide left scream “quagmire” and “no strategy.” Yet they also remember that President Obama ran a seven-month war in Libya without ever asking Congress for approval. That part is rarely mentioned.
The truth on the ground is that Iran has almost no real power left in the Strait. Their navy has been destroyed. Any fast boat that leaves port can be sunk immediately on sight — that is President Trump’s direct order. Those small boats are a nuisance at best. The high price of oil is being driven far more by fear, insurance panic, and the American blockade on Iranian ports than by any real Iranian military muscle.
America has already achieved most of its military objectives. We are deliberately holding back from total destruction. We could end this regime tomorrow if we chose to. Nobody on earth could stop us. The only thing preventing that is our own conscience and values as a nation. That is what still makes the West different.
This is not a war to raze Iran. This is a deliberate campaign to ensure this regime can never build nuclear weapons and threaten the existence of the West again.
The real war right now is economic. We are crushing their oil revenue while they are desperately trying to raise your gas prices to break Trump’s political support.
President Trump has already stated that Iran’s latest proposal is unacceptable. They have not yet paid a high enough price.
The message to Tehran must be direct and unmistakable: We are in charge, not you. Listening to the worldwide left will not save you. Your only path to survival is unconditional surrender and complete, verifiable denuclearization.
Spine NOT Knees.
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— A Grateful American
St. Paul, Minnesota
May 3, 2026
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