{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HeraldNet.com","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com","author_name":"none","author_url":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/author\/none\/","title":"Schwab: Lucy Van Pelt is Iran. The football is the Strait of Hormuz. And Trump is, well, Trump. - HeraldNet.com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PbYFn1E1my\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2026\/04\/24\/schwab-lucy-van-pelt-is-iran-the-football-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-trump-is-well-trump\/\">Schwab: Lucy Van Pelt is Iran. The football is the Strait of Hormuz. And Trump is, well, Trump.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2026\/04\/24\/schwab-lucy-van-pelt-is-iran-the-football-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-trump-is-well-trump\/embed\/#?secret=PbYFn1E1my\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Schwab: Lucy Van Pelt is Iran. The football is the Strait of Hormuz. And Trump is, well, Trump.&#8221; &#8212; HeraldNet.com\" data-secret=\"PbYFn1E1my\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"As he decompensates while his stupid war spins out of control like a buzz-bomb firecracker, it&rsquo;s obvious that Iranian leaders have figured him out. It&rsquo;s the B-side of what other world leaders have recognized and used to their advantage: praise him like a child who used a potty, flatter him with participation trophies, and get what they want. Iran&rsquo;s insight is to lie to him like he lies to everyone, get him to announce the latest &ldquo;agreement,&rdquo; deny it exists, induce him to make ridiculous, madman threats, announce more agreements, threaten more war crimes, back off, produce deadlines, rescind them, while they enjoy the result as he looks more out of touch, less and less powerful, and definitely not in control of anything; least of all, himself. Watch as the world backs away from him in dismay. This is what Trump has done to America&rsquo;s once-admirable standing in the world."}