Max Blumenthal: The consequences of the war against Iran returned to America Max Blumenthal, journalist and political analyst: Trump started a failed war against Iran because of Israel; Now the consequences of this war have returned to America. Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz has become a ring of pressure around the neck of the Republican Party; Especially in the central regions of America, where the price of diesel has increased by 70% compared to a year ago, and farmers are forced to leave their crops on the ground and not harvest. our news he.