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  • US launches more strikes on Iran after commercial ship struck in Strait of Hormuz

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    The U.S. military said it launched another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a container ship traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. A series of attacks between the U.S. and Iran over the past several days led President Donald Trump to declare the end of a ceasefire meant to halt the fighting that the U.S. and Israel began on February 28, though Trump has left the door open to continued negotiations. Iran said it closed the vital Strait of Hormuz after firing a warning shot that struck a vessel traveling on an unapproved route. It warned that any retaliation over ... (full story)

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upasna
9 hr ago
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mondqay market open may be blood bath if this continue in night
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Trader#FACC
9 hr ago
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Dxy will dump right?
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koolquant
8 hr ago
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true those who have overnight long positions will get cooked.
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ytong
8 hr ago
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or...
If there is only small reaction, then we can expect full scale war, sadly.
If markets ignore, already tired of this war, anything could happen.

BTW. markets totally ignore Russia aggression on Ukraine and/or Ukrainian response.
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Schultz
8 hr ago — Edited
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All this ongoing felafel is an exercise in Game Theory. The 2001 movie A Beautiful Mind was about Juhn Nash who first formalised it in general terms, rather than as a series of ad hoc advice provided by people with specific experience. Some may be familiar with the Prisoners Dilemma "game". The bar scene in the film was not fiction.

The current series of events is close to what may be called the security dilemma. A noisy repeated game. Noise, because events disrupt the correct signalling, credibility, and bargaining between the players.

In general, and perhaps what is seen here, is an ongoing Nash equilibrium strategy that is not merely retaliatory. Actions are provocable (defection is punished) but also forgiven; cooperation is resumed once the opponent forgave or is forgiven.

More elaborate variations on this model have been used to analyse the Cold War and many regional rivalries because, amongst other things, it captures the paradox that actions intended as defensive can be perceived as offensive.
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ytong
7 hr ago
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Observation: The worst escalation doesn't come form military actions, but from wording. All 3 sides (US, Israel, and Iran) are afraid of loosing their face, for different reasons (US and Israel: elections, Iran: to rule Iran).
If the sides shut up, then peace would be possible. But now all sides use aggresive wording. These are not words of peace and negotiation (or even co-operation!), but words of rage, hate, revenge etc.
Look at this perspective, what they write/say. We will be closer to peace WHEN they change their wording. That can be subtle but essential.
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Schultz
7 hr ago
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I am not familiar as you are with the precise inflammatory manner ("noise") in which diplomacy and negotiation is being carried out.

Communication of this nature may contribute to an understanding of why they can remain locked in a noisy repeated game as summarised above, resulting in a recurring cycle of escalation even when neither appears to want full-scale war.
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DwnUndrTrdr
13 hr ago
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Just set the octagon up in front of the Whitehouse again and let all these clowns go at it. Settle it!
I'd actually be tempted to pay for the fight!
Go Dana..,. set it up!
Trader#A31B
10 hr ago
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market open will be crash more than 1000 points on all indexes
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Trader#8EFB
7 hr ago
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Market will ignore whatever sht they keep repeating. Obviously both sides are keep doing insider trading for their own benefits!
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Trader#CAF8
5 hr ago
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I miss old markets man, this war sucks
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