Paraphrased version:

BOMBERS READY. SIGNAL DELIVERED. CONFLICT DEFUSED.

Trump didn’t de-escalate Iran with speeches or shuttle diplomacy. He did it quietly—around 1 a.m., via Pakistan, a backchannel both sides can use while maintaining deniability.

The message was blunt: don’t escalate. Iran received it, and the market reaction was immediate—oil sold off.

The military posture was real: B-2 bombers, bunker-buster capability, evacuations on standby. But the setup wasn’t about launching strikes—it was about leverage. First, he demonstrated the ability to hit. Then he shifted to pressure.

Lower oil prices mean reduced revenue for Iran. Less revenue deepens internal economic stress. Layer in tariffs on Iran’s trading partners, and the result is containment through economics rather than missiles.

No bombs dropped. No public climbdown. No humiliation for either side.

Both preserve face. Markets understand the signal. Oil falls. Pressure remains.

This wasn’t restraint.

It was control.