Long ago, someone I knew was working as a waiter. The owner and staff came to the agreement that we would work for less than minimum wages and he wouldn’t report their tips to the IRS.
Along with his $175M bond possibly not meeting the financial standards required by the state of NY. Upcoming hearing this week on the issue, could still see some property seizures. Poor guy … /s
A very smart person wrote that wars of the 21st century would be over dwindling natural resources. This was before climate change became widely known and is even more true every day.
Iran doesn’t quite have nukes yet but your points are valid, especially about escalation.