Trump is using simultaneous messaging—threatening Iran with military destruction to coerce cooperation while signaling exit intent to markets to prevent panic, demonstrating a deliberate two-track communication strategy.

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Ed Yardeni

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He's clearly trying to convince the Iranians that uh he'll blast them to smitherines if they don't cooperate. and then when the markets don't cooperate with what he's doing, he tones it down and then the market rallies on that.

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This Should Be A Market Collapse… Why Isn’t It? | Ed YardeniDavid Lin
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:33:34 PM

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