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Str-Eye-ke For A Str-Eye-ke
Str-Eye-ke For A Str-Eye-ke
By Bas van Geffen, senior macro strategist at Rabobank
This weekend’s events cast fresh doubts over the value of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding.
On Friday, President Trump condemned the drone attack on a container ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Trump posted on Truth Social that the US had shot down three other drones, adding that “obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement.”
What followed was a series of eye-for-an-eye strikes. The US targeted Iranian military sites in retaliation for the attack on...
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