Two statements surfaced from Iranian media today and they don't rhyme.
The parliament speaker, a former IRGC commander, went on record with this:
"No matter how much military power we have, if the people are hungry... we will not endure."
President Pezeshkian went further, saying it's better to end the war now from a position of power and dignity while the world acknowledges the victory.
Set that against a week of leaked warnings about striking Gulf oil terminals and pipeline bypasses if the blockade holds, and you can see the actual debate: cash the winnings, or raise the bet.
Larry Johnson thinks the clock favors neither Washington's patience nor its pressure.
His three-phase read explains the oil tape better than anything official.
-Phase one, tankers already at sea hid the cutoff.
-Phase two, strategic reserves worldwide manufactured the illusion of supply.
-Phase three started this month:
"The petroleum reserves are essentially tapped out."
Which is why sanctions announcements now push crude up instead of down.
@NewSonof
