Many friends, a large number of bloggers, etc. believe that if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, it will trigger a US strike against Iran and destruction. The reality is the opposite; the US is more hopeful that Iran will close the strait, killing two birds with one stone.
Firstly: The US is an oil-exporting country, while China, Japan, and even Europe are the importing countries, affecting various countries in Asia and Europe.
Secondly: The buyers of US Treasury bonds are precisely these Asian and European countries, and this is the final harvesting stage. Global risk aversion leads to purchasing US Treasury bonds, while high-risk stock markets and virtual currencies are the first assets to be sold off.
Suppressing Iran is equivalent to suppressing the Middle East, confirming that the US urgently needs to stabilize the dollar hegemony and repatriate funds. The US's opponents have never been the Middle East, but Europe and Asia. Although Europe is a NATO ally, the biggest beneficiary of US interest rate hikes is Europe, which Trump cannot tolerate. And apart from Japan, the biggest opponent in Asia is China.
