Hmmm, lots of birds with this iran israel missile stone
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Gives something to blame on POTUS.
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Starts a war, or looks like it will start a war in the gulf. This will drive oil prices up. SA must have 100 + $ oil to break even.
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Provides a backdoor way of controlling hyperinflation here at home if oil goes to 200 or 300 per barrel because the demand for all of those extra dollars that normally would come home, don't. They stay out in circulation to overcome the higher price of oil. This kicks the can of the debt problem farther down the road.
Win Win Win