Ghalibaf’s maths missile at Trump decoded: Is Iran fixing US interest rates?

Iran’s missiles and drones have downed dozens of US aircraft, damaged or destroyed hundreds of the United States’ buildings at its bases in the Middle East, and drained its inventories of military equipment worth billions of dollars, the Pentagon conceded earlier this week.On Wednesday, Tehran unleashed another unlikely weapon in its war against the US: a maths equation.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘They called us’: Has Trump abandoned Bab al-Mandeb to the Houthis?list 2 of 4US CENTCOM tells Al Jazeera Hormuz blockade ‘highly effective’list 3 of 4Trump claims direct talks with Iran: Is diplomacy picking up again?list 4 of 4Why is inflation rising again around the world?end of listIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has also been a lead negotiator during talks between Tehran and Washington at different stages during the past six months, typed out a version of the Taylor equation, a formula used by central banks to determine interest rates, in a post on X loaded with a wartime message.“Let’s see if a hike could open SOH or produce a single barrel,” he wrote, referring to interest rate hikes and the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway Iran has ef...