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Markets cheer as Trump threatens to abandon Iran War, but Jamie Dimon sides with allies: ‘win this thing and clean up the straits’

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The stock market ripped Monday morning after the White House signaled it may no longer be America’s job to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P 500 rose more than 1.5%, while the Nasdaq climbed nearly 2%. Overnight, a Wall Street Journal report indicated that President Trump would be ready to walk away from the war in Iran; by the morning, he was telling allies that they should “build up some dela...
In this article, several manipulation patterns can be detected. The use of emotional exploitation is evident in Trump's rhetoric, as he threatens to "obliterate" Iran's power plants, oil wells, and desalination plants, potentially constituting a war crime according to Human Rights Watch. The article also employs distortion through the use of exaggerated language such as "clean up the straits" and "America-first" trade. The root cause of this narrative is the ongoing military conflict between the...