The 15-Day Fuse
Nizar Amedi was elected President of Iraq on April 11 with 227 votes. Sworn in Saturday evening. The 15-day fuse is lit.
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The Transparent Trap
On Sunday night, US Vice President JD Vance called Iran's conduct "economic terrorism against the entire world." He was not talking about missiles. He was talking about money.
The Narrowing
At ten o'clock this morning, the US Navy began blockading every Iranian port. At the same hour, Iraq's Coordination Framework sat down to pick the next prime minister. Same day. Same story.
The Constitutional Clock
Iraq's parliament convened to elect a president this morning. Iran's central bank governor landed in Islamabad. Trump drops the word "Reset".
The Stocktake
Venezuela opened $500B of Orinoco gold. Iraq votes Saturday. Vietnam is written into FTSE. Same week. Same cadence.