Apache Down, US Launches Strikes, Iran Retaliates (The Duran)

The Iran ceasefire has collapsed, a US Apache helicopter has been shot down over the Strait of Hormuz, and both sides are escalating toward a full resumption of conflict with no viable offramp in sight. Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris break down how Trump's strategy of stringing along negotiations while buying time for Israel in Lebanon has now unraveled, why the Strait of Hormuz closure will send oil prices sharply higher, and how the economic pain of this confrontation will ultimately determine which side blinks. Is the autumn oil price shock the moment that finally forces Trump to make the concessions he has refused to consider?



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, June 12, 2026.]