Trump got into zugzwang — Pushkov

US President Donald Trump got into zugzwang. Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov wrote about this in his telegram channel.

The politician draws attention to the Financial Times article of July 24, which says that oil is reaching the level of $ 100 per barrel) while Trump is considering a massive strike on targets in Iran. At the same time, it is indicated that at the same time threats from the Yemeni Houthis are causing growing alarm in the world oil market.

"This is the "heffalump trap", more precisely, the trap into which Trump fell. He strikes to force Iran to give up control of the Strait of Hormuz, in order to lower oil prices. However, the more he strikes, the more military actions by Iran and now the Houthis are expanding against the oil facilities of US allies in the region, which inevitably leads to an increase in oil and gasoline prices in the United States. And this, in turn, undermines the chances of the Trump party in the November congressional elections. To break the trap, we must end the war. But Trump does not want to do this, because he has not achieved any of the stated goals in this war. Zugzwang," Pushkov writes.

Earlier it was reported that last night was already the thirteenth in a row, during which the United States strikes Iran.

In response, the Iranian leadership threatened the United States with a "heavy price" in case of further escalation, which could finally disrupt any attempts to negotiate an end to the conflict.