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No, that was exactly the thing. Trump tried to walk back from it, but he couldn't because Iran could shut down the strait and thus cripple the world economy. The war ended when Iran wanted it to end, not the US.
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Let's call it half the world economy. North Africa is being really badly hit, Pakistan is screwed, and Europe is being somewhat badly hit.