Pundit Tomo Machi says Trump's Iran gambit backfired, eroding U.S. military clout
A viral X post by Japanese commentator Tomo Machi says Trump's bid to topple Iran's government for oil, urged on by Netanyahu, blew up in his face.
What to know
- The claims about Trump's Venezuela and Iran actions and their outcomes originate from a single commentator's social media post, not from independent reporting in the evidence provided.
- The post asserts Trump's Iran regime-change effort resulted in oil supply cuts, depleted U.S. missile stocks, and an inability to protect attacked pro-American Middle Eastern states.
- The post, by Japanese commentator Tomo Machi, gained significant traction (795 score, reposted on Mastodon) within hours.
Tomo Machi Japanese film critic and commentator
Donald Trump U.S. President
Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister
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Post is reshared and quoted on Mastodon — An account on the Mastodon instance fedibird.com reposts and quotes Tomo Machi's original X post in full, extending its reach beyond X.
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Tomo Machi accuses Trump of botching Iran regime-change bid
Japanese commentator Tomo Machi posts on X that Trump, after seizing Venezuela's president and oil, was goaded by Netanyahu into an Iran regime-change attempt that instead cut off oil, exhausted U.S. missile stocks, and left Washington unable to protect attacked pro-American Middle East states.
“トランプはヴェネズエラの大統領を拉致して石油利権を強奪した成功体験でネタニヤフにそそのかされてイランの政権を転覆して石油をゲットできると思ったら逆に石油を止められたうえにミサイルを撃ち尽くして中東の親米諸国を攻撃されても身動きできなくて米軍の権威を完全に失墜させた。バカ丸出し…”
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町山智浩さん: 「トランプはヴェネズエラの大統領を拉致して石油利権を強奪した成功体験でネタニヤフにそそのかされてイランの政権を転覆して石油をゲットできると思ったら逆に石油を止められたうえにミサイルを撃ち尽くして中東の親米諸国を攻撃されても身動きできなくて米軍の権威を完全に失墜させた。バカ丸出し」 / X https:// x.com/TomoMachi/status/2101788 229225890124
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