Trump Refuses Iran’s Offer To Bail Out His Presidency
Paul Craig Roberts
We would think that Iran has a grudge against Trump, so why is the Iranian regime working so hard to save Trump’s bacon?
Trump has written to donors that his presidency could end midterm if Republicans lose control of Congress in the midterm elections in two weeks. Why Trump thinks campaign money can win for him when Iran has restricted oil flows from the Persian Gulf and Yemen has blocked Saudi oil, I do not know. The majority of Americans are experiencing declining incomes and rising energy prices, and they attribute the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel to Trump’s war for Israel against Iran. So what is Trump’s response? He threatens to bomb Iran into oblivion, which would further destabilize energy markets.
Iran has suffered from Trump two unprovoked surprise attacks while negotiating peaceful relations. The attacks killed top level Iranian officials and religious leaders, wiped out the student body of a girl’s school, and murdered several thousand Iranian civilians and destroyed civilian infrastructure. So what is Iran’s response? Iran offered Trump a midterm election victory by offering to open the strait within the week if Trump calls off the war and accepts Iran’s rights over the Strait of Hormuz.
Here are the headlines that Iran has offered Trump just prior to the midterm election:
“War Over!”
“Strait Open.”
“Oil Price Drops.”
“Inflation Expectations Fall”
As I write Trump hasn’t accepted the life-saver that Iran has thrown to him.
What do we make of this?
Is Trump too egotistical and stupid to accept the offered rescue?
Or is Trump too firmly in the hands of Netanyahu to be able to save his own skin?
There are strong cases for both explanations. Trump rushed to boost the embattled Netanyahu with America’s support: “Netanyahu has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Think for a moment about this nonsensical endorsement. An unprovoked surprise attack on Iran makes Israel a partner for peace. So, the more wars and surprise attacks, the more peace?
What we are witnessing is “the leader of the free world” showing himself lost in false narratives.
I have no idea why Iran handed Trump on a silver platter the midterm election. One would think that Iran, recognizing the necessity of defeating an enemy, would have tightened the screws. Instead, Iran gave Trump a way out, and the fool hasn’t taken it.
If Democrats return to power Americans will pay the price as lawfare replaces justice. The entire Republican Party and Republican electorate will be subject to punishment by lawfare. A legal caste system will be put in place, based not on social hierarchy but on race, gender, and sexual preference. In place of wars abroad, the wars will be at home, and traditional Americans will lose because they are out to lunch and will hand themselves over to their enemy.
Here is an example of what is in store for MAGA America: https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/sen-slotkin-urges-dems-to-use-prosecution-to-make-young-people-afraid-to-serve-in-trump-admin/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost