Iran offers to shut Reflecting Pool

After their success with the Strait of Hormuz, Iran said it would be happy to assist President Trump with his next humiliating U-turn. Obviously, each reflects things back slightly distorted, whether it’s the Washington Monument or the entire concept of geopolitics. And both could, in theory, be described as strategically shallow but symbolically deep. 

They have an alarming tendency to become the centre of global attention despite being, at heart, just… water doing very little. Subsequently they are indirectly responsible for people standing around explaining things they don’t fully understand—with an uncomfortable amount of posturing involving flags. 

Benjamin Netanyahu is said to be alarmed by any US/Iran cooperation and has threatened to bomb a neighbouring duck pond to disrupt their plans. He warned that both waterways contain objects you really shouldn’t touch—one because it’s vaguely slimy, the other because it’s extremely explodey. Regardless, Trump insisted that the US could control both… he's just letting Iran have a go. This is demonstrating his strategic commitment to outsourcing—why control something when you can just dip your toes in—provided you don't mind catching algae-foot.

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