Trump is considering a new military attack again

[free-bit.co.in]

Trump is now visiting China, and since China is considered the biggest loser from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz because it relies heavily on Middle Eastern oil, I think China will seek to reach a middle ground between the conflicting parties.

I am sure that was a part of their high-stakes discussion. China has a good relationship with Iran and they are also the biggest consumer of Iranian oil, so it is only sensible that they would try to broker peace between the two parties. But they can't really do too much, they can only urge the conflicting parties to sit and discuss again, but an agreement is still dependent on the terms of settlement and on that they cannot get involved, as it is not their war.

Let's not forget that the US started the war. So, I believe that no one can step in to mediate this conflict if the nation that initiated the war refuses to compromise. China will not heed Trump's orders to persuade Iran to surrender, and Iran will never agree to unreasonable demand from the US.

They will discuss the situation in the Middle East, but I do not think it will solve anything.

China is a major importer of oil from the Middle East, but it has no shortage of alternatives. As far as I know, they have increased imports from Russia and Brazil to compensate for that shortfall. Additionally, they may also be secretly negotiating with Iran to prioritize the passage of their oil tankers through the strait. They do not need to rush like the US.

[Peanutswar]

This just came out: Trump is considering a military attack because of the continuous closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran responded that it will accelerate its nuclear weapon program after Trump called Tehran's proposal trash.
Do you think Trump is serious about the planned attack because Tehan is unyielding to their demands? The US is losing billions on this war. Can they keep up if there is another round of attacks?
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Every move of the government of the well-known countries has an impact on the world, considering also the mass transactions of import and export of goods and services. Now this isn't only the thing here because every resource they have used has an expense, so I dont think that Trump will play around with these other countries more like they wanted to get something from them, so once they dominated them it could be now manipulated the larger the connection and the larger the scope of their territory the more resources but of course if you are the opposite country are you willing to let yours?. They will take to stop and back to normal unless someone broke the law.

[The Cryptovator]

I don't think Trump will attack Iran again. It's been quite a long time of ceasefire, but I can't see any possibility of attack again. Because the US lost a lot of arms and funds due to the war compared to Iran. If they attack again, then the US will have to lose a lot of things again, and the world would oppose the US due to Hormuz issues. Because when war starts again, oil prices will increase again, and otherwise countries will have to face an oil crisis again.

If Trump intended to attack again, then he wouldn't be looking for a deal. Rather, he would just keep attacking and continue the war, and if Iran were defeated, then the US wouldn't have to look for a deal. From this perspective and world pressure, Trump won't attack again. Though we can't predict Trump's mentality anytime, it would be diverted.

[MArsland]

This just came out: Trump is considering a military attack because of the continuous closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran responded that it will accelerate its nuclear weapon program after Trump called Tehran's proposal trash.
Do you think Trump is serious about the planned attack because Tehan is unyielding to their demands? The US is losing billions on this war. Can they keep up if there is another round of attacks?

The trouble with Trump is he gets weaker with every feeble attempt at negotiating. He is making America and the world poorer every single day this failed war drags on, yet there is very little he can do to extract himself from the mess that he's created. He simply cannot help himself from escalating - if he stops picking on Iran he'd probably go back to picking on America's allies, which is such a terrible way to represent the US. He has diminished so much power and respect from his country, but Iran was really the biggest fools mistake. The saddest part is he would happily send tens of thousands of American soldiers to die to save himself or drag out another term by creating a "forever war" that other leaders like Putin and Netanyahu have modeled. Iran can do a lot more damage to it's neighbors in the Middle East than America can inflict in return - both economic and militarily. Even if he made a deal now, nobody can trust he won't change it in a week and start it all again like he has done so many times before.

The purpose of the US until now has been nothing more than a puppet of Israel to bring down Iran. That's the outline, while Iran is a country that has long been accustomed to living under pressure, years of world economic sanctions but is able to show such strong resistance. Iran is a country with a long history long before the US was established as a modern state.

Just by closing the Strait of Hormuz, almost all countries in the world are screaming. Is this example not enough to illustrate how the US has interfered too far, resulting in many countries being dragged into a drama that is absolutely none of their business. Remember this kind of conflict is not about who is militarily strong but who can withstand long-term pressure.
From the amount of money the US has spent, what have they gained so far?

[Youngrebel]

The purpose of the US until now has been nothing more than a puppet of Israel to bring down Iran. That's the outline, while Iran is a country that has long been accustomed to living under pressure, years of world economic sanctions but is able to show such strong resistance. Iran is a country with a long history long before the US was established as a modern state.

Just by closing the Strait of Hormuz, almost all countries in the world are screaming. Is this example not enough to illustrate how the US has interfered too far, resulting in many countries being dragged into a drama that is absolutely none of their business. Remember this kind of conflict is not about who is militarily strong but who can withstand long-term pressure.
From the amount of money the US has spent, what have they gained so far?

To me the US itself has it own interest in the Middle East most especially in terms of security, counterterrorism, and also regional alliances and that’s why to me I feel like the situation is more complex than saying US is only acting as a puppet to Isreal. I also understand the point you raised because for years now Iran has been showing silience despite the international pressure they are facing.

[DanWalker]

I don't think Trump will attack Iran again. It's been quite a long time of ceasefire, but I can't see any possibility of attack again. Because the US lost a lot of arms and funds due to the war compared to Iran. If they attack again, then the US will have to lose a lot of things again, and the world would oppose the US due to Hormuz issues. Because when war starts again, oil prices will increase again, and otherwise countries will have to face an oil crisis again.

If Trump intended to attack again, then he wouldn't be looking for a deal. Rather, he would just keep attacking and continue the war, and if Iran were defeated, then the US wouldn't have to look for a deal. From this perspective and world pressure, Trump won't attack again. Though we can't predict Trump's mentality anytime, it would be diverted.

At first, I also believed that the war might be unlikely to continue. But it seems that after the humiliating failure and the inability to reach any agreement or receive any support following the 2 day visit to China. There are now more rumors that the US and Israel will soon resume attacks on Iran on an even larger scale.
This could also be the reason why the market unexpectedly reversed and Bitcoin dropped to $78k today.

In the worst case scenario, if the war continues, the consequences will be catastrophic because this time they may resort to force even more than seeking a peace agreement.


https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/16/politics/iran-trump-china-military-strikes

[DYOR+BTC]

The purpose of the US until now has been nothing more than a puppet of Israel to bring down Iran. That's the outline, while Iran is a country that has long been accustomed to living under pressure, years of world economic sanctions but is able to show such strong resistance. Iran is a country with a long history long before the US was established as a modern state.

Just by closing the Strait of Hormuz, almost all countries in the world are screaming. Is this example not enough to illustrate how the US has interfered too far, resulting in many countries being dragged into a drama that is absolutely none of their business. Remember this kind of conflict is not about who is militarily strong but who can withstand long-term pressure.
From the amount of money the US has spent, what have they gained so far?

To me the US itself has it own interest in the Middle East most especially in terms of security, counterterrorism, and also regional alliances and that’s why to me I feel like the situation is more complex than saying US is only acting as a puppet to Isreal. I also understand the point you raised because for years now Iran has been showing silience despite the international pressure they are facing.

I won't generalise US actions as an interest based intervention because taking off attention and giving chances to the creation of nuclear weapons may stand as a threat to US as a nation and the entire world at large.  One unique qualities of all humans is there ability to make all come to agreement either by fire or any other means provided they have all it takes to do so which I know iran can make all do if they are in complete possession of any deadly nuclear weapons as they have proposed to. On this i think we don’t need to be biased in coming to conclusion and see things the way it is supposed to be

[SquallLeonhart]

I don't think Trump will attack Iran again. It's been quite a long time of ceasefire, but I can't see any possibility of attack again. Because the US lost a lot of arms and funds due to the war compared to Iran. If they attack again, then the US will have to lose a lot of things again, and the world would oppose the US due to Hormuz issues. Because when war starts again, oil prices will increase again, and otherwise countries will have to face an oil crisis again.

If Trump intended to attack again, then he wouldn't be looking for a deal. Rather, he would just keep attacking and continue the war, and if Iran were defeated, then the US wouldn't have to look for a deal. From this perspective and world pressure, Trump won't attack again. Though we can't predict Trump's mentality anytime, it would be diverted.

The thing is, he doesn't need to even attack, he thinks that if he could just block the strait that is good enough to crumble Iran and that is what he is going to probably do until Iran gives up. We do not know if Iran will give up or not, we do not know what's going to happen, no idea if they will find alternative ways via Türkiye or something, we have basically no clue.

But we know that it is not going to be that difficult for us to see that bombs and missiles may not be happening anytime soon. It is just not going to happen this current period and we should be considering how this could be something that would be very bad for them in the end. I get that it may not look that awesome for the time being, but it is quite great and we should consider how USA is benefiting from this.

[UmerIdrees]

It all seemed like it was winding down, no boots on the ground, but if they don't agree on a deal, it could re-ignate.

Direct deal between these two countries, Iran and USA, isn't that easy as both countries have conflicting interests and it is hard to bring them on a single page. Super powers like China and Russia need to play their part but problem is that those superpowers also don't want the US to succeed in their mission and hence they also don't want to implement what the US is demanding from the Iranian leadership.

All in all, the situation isn't good , the seize fire may be paused temporarily but in the long term I do see the war escalation and the situation becoming more complicated and severe. I don't see peace anymore in this region.

[DanWalker]

The thing is, he doesn't need to even attack, he thinks that if he could just block the strait that is good enough to crumble Iran and that is what he is going to probably do until Iran gives up.

He already struck Iran and completely failed because he couldnt subdue Iran. Now that things arent going as expected and the commander-in-chief's power is limited, he is resorting to economic strangulation tactics. However, Iran has managed to survive despite thousands of sanctions over the past few decades. Anyone who think that Iran will collapse simply because of the Strait of Hormuz embargo is incredibly naive.