The war in the Middle East is yet another (permanent) escalation... I'm increasingly getting the impression that #Iran is deliberately "marinating" #Trump. And they're doing this at the request of their "Chinese comrades," who are desperate to prevent the Americans from ending such a war that's so advantageous to #China. While the US is bogged down in the Middle East, Trump will certainly have neither the time nor the energy for other areas (especially given his domestic problems).