Originally Posted by
cornerpocket
It's not a static market. Players respond to actions thereby mitigating worst-case scenarios from occurring. As my neighbor said quite often: Things are rarely as good or bad as one initially expects.
Yes. The developed world isn't going to sit idly by and wait for economic collapse. They system will adapt to mitigate the damage.
Who knows, Trump might even make a deal. The question is when? Iran can't hold out forever, but they have probably concluded that US presidents tend to fold under domestic pressure, which tempts them to drag it out.