[A] weak yen and rising interest rates have continued even further, with the primary cause being the increase in crude oil prices due to U.S. attacks on Iran.
President Donald Trump’s idea [is] that international relations should be governed by the law of the jungle and that no international norm can limit his power.
But with a maniacal president who cannot tolerate even a simple difference of opinion, a country that dares not to comply with his demands turns into an enemy that must be eliminated.