Last year, a curious thing happened. An Oklahoma pastor predicted then-candidate Donald Trump’s near miss with death in a March 2024 interview. Brandon Biggs’ even spoke of the uncanny detail of blood streaming out of Trump’s ear. His vision was seemingly fulfilled after Matthew Crooks attempted to shoot the presidential candidate at a July 13, 2024 campaign rally. Overlooked was Biggs’ prediction of an economic crash “worse than the depression” following a Trump 2024 election win. Now a third and final aspect is at hand — although not for the reasons one might expect.

In his first one-hundred days, President Trump worked fast and furiously to obtain trade deals, under threat of tariff, prompting widespread fears of economic chaos. Now a bigger wildcard has entered the picture: Israel’s war with Iran.

Israel has attempted in recent days to target Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities with limited success given that some are located beneath mountains. That’s where the United States comes in. President Trump appears poised to bet the farm on taking out the remainder of Iran’s uranium enrichment program using “bunker buster” bombs. Tactically, it may be possible. But that does not mean a war with Iran will come to a quick end.

A nuclear Pakistan has threatened to intervene on Iran’s behalf. China, North Korea and Russia are also allied with Iran. Tankers in the Straights of Hormuz, where roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil supply transits, have reportedly collided, bursting into flames as a consequence of jammed navigation systems.

If trade passages are blocked, all bets are off.

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