Donald Trump's actions in Iran this week show the world he's run out of options
The article criticizes Donald Trump's handling of the conflict with Iran, arguing that his military-focused strategy has failed to achieve its goals. It highlights a recent strategic reversal regarding transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz as evidence of ineffective diplomacy.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing geopolitical instability in the Middle East and questions the efficacy of current US foreign policy strategies.
Donald Trump's war aims in Iran have either failed or aren't mentioned anymore. ( Reuters: Evan Vucci )
Link copied Share Share article The one consistent theme in Donald Trump's increasingly delusional bluster about the conflict with Iran in which he enmeshed his country on February 28 is his assertion of the ultimate invincibility of US military power.
"This regime will soon learn that no-one should challenge the strength and might of the United States Armed Forces," Trump told the world from Mar-a-Lago that night.
"I built and rebuilt our military in my first administration and there is no military on earth even close to its power, strength or sophistication."
Iran war updates: Look back at how the day's events unfolded in the Middle East with our blog.
Most days now, Trump emerges to say, time after time, that the US is going to "bomb them to hell".
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