In an interview on the Daniel Davis / Deep Dive channel conducted by host Daniel Davis, retired US Army colonel and foreign policy analyst Douglas Macgregor warned that the United States and Iran are on an inevitable collision course in the Middle East. According to Douglas Macgregor, recent statements by Donald Trump about having absolute control over the Strait of Hormuz and the possibility of declaring the region as American territory are deeply disconnected from practical and military reality. The interviewee highlighted that the naval blockade promoted by Americans only worsens the global supply crisis, causing severe impacts in Europe, which is already beginning to suffer from chronic shortages of diesel and essential fuels for transporting first necessity supplies.When asked by host Daniel Davis about Trump’s threats to bomb Oman if the country cooperates with Iran in defining new maritime routes, Colonel Douglas Macgregor stated that this aggressive posture represents disastrous diplomacy that will further isolate the United States in the Persian Gulf. The interviewee argued that historical neighbors such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have already realized that Washington is no longer a reliable partner for long-term regional security. According to Douglas Macgregor, the Saudis have already shown the intention to seek new agreements with Sunni-majority powers such as Turkey and Pakistan, while the Emirates are trying to ensure their own physical and financial integrity by sending gold and investments to guarantee non-aggression from Tehran.Douglas Macgregor also exposed the controversial role of Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, describing him as a direct channel for the interests of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israeli government with senior officials in Washington. According to the analyst, the Zionist lobby exerts enormous financial influence over the US Congress and over Trump himself, pushing the US Armed Forces back into direct conflict with Iran. The interviewee emphasized that such a strategy primarily serves to satisfy personal and ideological obligations with the Israeli territorial expansion project, without bringing any real strategic or national security benefit to American citizens, who will ultimately bear the economic and human cost of this military adventure.The colonel made a sharp analysis of the operational limitations of US naval forces in the Persian Gulf. The interviewee explained that, unlike in past times, the American navy today has only about 189 active ships, a fraction of the power it had in the 1980s and 1990s. Douglas Macgregor stated that keeping sailors embarked for nearly consecutive ten months destroys the morale of the crews, while the reliance on massive bombings with B-52 aircraft reveals the lack of logistical depth of the current Pentagon leadership. He warned that Iran plays at home and has the full capacity to destroy all the oil infrastructure and desalination facilities in the region in response to any direct attack.In the financial field, Douglas Macgregor warned that a widespread conflict with Iran would precipitate a worldwide economic depression, accelerating the definitive end of the petrodollar system. With the return on long-term US Treasury bonds exceeding the critical barrier of 5%, the analyst predicts an inevitable financial collapse that will severely affect the country’s internal stability. The interviewee pointed out that the government’s inability to deal with external crises, combined with an internally fragmented society and a political system paralyzed by corporate interests from campaign donors, places American internal security at a level of extreme social and institutional vulnerability.Finally, Colonel Douglas Macgregor presented an overview of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, stating that Kiev has practically exhausted all of its air defense interceptor missiles, leaving its cities exposed to Russian attacks. The interviewee emphasized that recent Ukrainian attacks with UK-supplied drones will not change the final outcome of the war, which is heading towards a decisive victory for Moscow in the south, with the definitive isolation of the port city of Odessa. According to Douglas Macgregor, the Russians are largely prepared for a possible direct confrontation with NATO, accumulating significant reserve forces that make any attempt at Western resistance in the European theater of operations unfeasible.