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The Trump Wizardry

How the game is played (learn from the master)

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Tuomas Malinen
Jun 26, 2025
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I have to admit it has been difficult to make sense of all the comments and actions by President Trump during the ‘12-day war.’ Yet, there’s likely to be a playbook behind all of it, which is what I will present here. I naturally cannot guarantee it is what President Trump has been following, but I can present you a logical path through the Iran-Israel conflict, which is now “on pause.”

Everything started with what looked like an utter deception of Iran in the nuclear negotiations. Soon after, we got the “unconditional surrender” demand accompanied by threats to the Iranian leader and uncorroborated claims of control of the skies over Iran. I noted in The Nuclear Option that

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