China's 'Nostradamus' predicts Trump's return will spark major US-Iran conflict

A political commentator self-dubbed the "Chinese Nostradamus," Jiang Xueqin, has captured the attention of millions online with predictions about global events, notably anticipating Donald Trump's return to the White House in 2024.

Jiang, a Chinese-Canadian academic, posits that Trump's potential comeback will act as a catalyst for a large-scale conflict between the United States and Iran. He argues this confrontation would not be a temporary episode but a structural shift that could permanently alter the global order.

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the conflict currently in the Middle East has become a war of attrition where the United States faces severe tactical disadvantages.

His analysis, which he bases on "game theory and the study of historical patterns," suggests that a U.S. incursion into the Persian Gulf is a high-risk gamble. Jiang explained in comments to The Express that the current Middle East conflict has become a war of attrition, placing the U.S. at a tactical disadvantage. He draws a parallel to the Athenian expedition to Sicily in the 5th century BC, a campaign that ended in disaster for the invading power.

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American defeat is inevitable, which would cause a collapse in confidence in the dollar as the global reserve currency.

Jiang Xueqin specifically highlights the challenges posed by the Zagros Mountains' geography and the deployment of Iranian guerrillas, which he believes hinder U.S. military objectives. Consequently, he asserts that an American defeat is "inevitable," potentially leading to a collapse in confidence in the dollar as the global reserve currency.

Beyond military predictions, Jiang has also addressed global food security. He warned on the podcast "The Diary of a CEO" that a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global fertilizer supply, could jeopardize the sustenance of up to six billion people. This pessimistic outlook, however, is reportedly part of a larger strategy. According to his model, the aim would be to force a global dependence on North American and Russian energy resources, positioning Europe, Japan, and Australia in a subordinate role to North America. Despite his widespread online following, Jiang Xueqin faces significant criticism within academic circles, with debates on forums like Reddit questioning his credentials as a historian or political scientist.

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the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large part of the world's fertilizer supply circulates, could put the subsistence of up to six billion people at risk.