Three months into Trump's Iran war: oil is up 40%, inflation is at a three-year high, and the deal on the table leaves Iran stronger than before. Like Odysseus, who had to choose between a six-headed beast on one side and a deadly whirlpool on the other as he navigated his ship through deadly waters, Trump faces no good options for getting us out of this war. And Trump, who is no heroic figure, is beginning to face increasing mutiny from his own crew.

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/homer-odyssey-strait-hormuz-trump