If there is one thing we have learnt during the past 72 hours, it is how hard it will be to disentangle all the threads that have been drawn together in the Gulf.
It would be a big enough challenge for a seasoned diplomat with years to negotiate. Instead, it falls to a US president notoriously averse to detail and an array of Iranian leaders struggling among themselves for dominance, all underscored by the ticking time bomb of a global economic shock.
NEW: President Trump weighs in on Iran's latest actions in the Strait of Hormuz: "They can't blackmail us." pic.twitter.com/g7MbGtMsOe
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