AXIOS (Dave Lawler) - "The Axios Show": Jamie Dimon defends Iran war as overdue
JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon told "The Axios Show " that while the ongoing Iran war involves some "short-term risks" for the economy, the country's regime has been a malign actor since its inception. - "Having those folks, their [grip] on the Strait of Hormuz and funding all these proxy wars — why the Western world put up with these proxy wars for 45 years is kind of beyond me," Dimon told Axios CEO Jim VandeHei. Why it matters: Those are strikingly hawkish comments from the leader of America's largest bank, making him one of the corporate world's most prominent defenders of a war that currently appears politically unpopular and economically damaging. What he's saying: Dimon said critics who argue there was "no imminent…