President Donald Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel to lower fuel prices before the November midterms, a move that grants Vladimir Putin leverage while abandoning a key ally.
You read the headlines and you see Washington puffing out its chest again. Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, is calling this an “economic D-Day” against Iran’s shadow economy.
When global powers exchange messages steeped in bluster, one must resist the urge to read between the lines; instead, you must examine the actual architecture of the claim.