Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc

Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc

Iran Risk Is Not Priced In

Iran escalation does not look easily winnable for Trump. It looks like a bluff inside a trap, which sets up as a dangerous game of “concession or consequence”.

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Samantha LaDuc
Feb 17, 2026
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  • Regional War In The Middle East Is Approaching

  • What Negotiations?

  • More Than Theatre

  • Translation: Trump is Trapped

  • There Is A Pattern...

  • Got Gold?

  • If Trump Goes To War With Iran It’s For Israel


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