{"id":1419,"date":"2026-03-14T17:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2026-03-14T17:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:10:59","slug":"trumps-ai-czar-calls-for-us-to-get-out-of-war-and-warns-iran-could-make-gulf-uninhabitable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=1419","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s AI czar calls for US to ‘get out’ of war and warns Iran could make Gulf uninhabitable"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Venture capitalist David Sacks, who is President Donald Trump\u2019s AI and crypto czar, warned of potentially catastrophic consequences if the U.S.-Israel war on Iran continues.<\/p>\n

In an episode of the All-In podcast on Friday, he said \u201cwe should probably find the off-ramp,\u201d noting Iran\u2019s military has been devastated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a good time to declare victory and get out, and that is clearly what the markets would like to see,\u201d Sacks added.<\/p>\n

But he said there\u2019s a faction within the Republican Party and elsewhere who wants to escalate the war, send in ground troops, and seek regime change.<\/p>\n

In fact, Trump initially pointed to regime change when the war started two weeks ago, but has since downplayed it. Meanwhile, he ordered the U.S. military to attack Iran\u2019s top oil-export node, Kharg Island, and send 2,500 Marines from Asia to the Middle East. <\/p>\n

The White House didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Sacks flagged concerns of a tit-for-tat escalation spiral in Iran that could see both sides targeting each other\u2019s oil and gas infrastructure. <\/p>\n

By that point, resuming energy flows by reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed, won\u2019t matter because restarting oil and gas production wouldn\u2019t be possible, he said.<\/p>\n

An even worse scenario could unfold if desalination plants are destroyed, Sacks warned. They provide most of the region\u2019s fresh water and have already been targeted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you see that type of destruction continue, you could literally render the Gulf almost uninhabitable,\u201d he explained. \u201cI mean you\u2019re not going to have enough water for 100 million people, and human beings just cannot survive very long without water. So that would be a truly catastrophic scenario, and we\u2019re talking about destroying the Gulf states economically and then also from a humanitarian perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Israel isn\u2019t as vulnerable, Sacks also pointed out the country has been hit hard by Iranian attacks, adding that \u201cIsrael could just be destroyed or very large parts of it\u201d if the war drags on for weeks or months.<\/p>\n

In a scenario where Israel is facing such a serious threat, that raises the risk of it escalating the war even further and perhaps contemplate the use of nuclear weapons, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo there\u2019s a lot of scenarios here, a lot of really frightening scenarios about where escalation could lead,\u201d Sacks continued. \u201cAnd even though the United States is a much more powerful country than Iran, they essentially have a dead man\u2019s switch over the economic fate of the Gulf states and even potentially beyond that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given the \u201chorrifying directions\u201d that further escalation may produce, he said it\u2019s time to look at de-escalation, which could entail a ceasefire agreement or negotiated settlement.<\/p>\n

The comments come amid reports that some administration officials are also pushing Trump to seek an off-ramp to the war as the recent spike in oil prices raises political risks.<\/p>\n

Sources told Reuters that economic advisers and officials have told him that rising gasoline prices could quickly \u200berode already-weak domestic support for the war. More hawkish voices, however, are urging Trump to continue and prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is allowing the hawks to believe the campaign continues, wants markets to believe the war might end soon and his base to believe escalation will be limited,\u201d a Trump adviser told Reuters.<\/p>\n

#Trumps #czar #calls #war #warns #Iran #Gulf #uninhabitable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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