For the purposes of this scene, Iran is Spade.
Trump is a much stupider, narcissistic version of Gutman.
The gunsel could be a much more favorable deal for Iran than they ever got from the Obama administration.
And the Strait of Hormuz is the stuff dreams are made on.
Yes, the are no characters here proxying for Israel, Russia, China or the Gulf states. So sue me. It's a 1941 film noir so the analogy will be imperfect, but simplified it works pretty well. Trump has the guns, but Iran has the item he wants and they will not give it up without Trump meeting their terms. And, practically speaking, there is no way for Trump to force Iran to give up without making the whole situation catastrophically worse.
Tell me why I'm wrong in the comments.
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But . . . who plays Peter Lorre's character Joel Cairo who quips . . . "I certainly wish you would have invented a more reasonable story. I feel distinctly like an idiot repeating it."
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