Trump running out of options in Iran, a US victory is possible?

Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 10:12 UTC

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By Gwynne Dyer - The Iranians know they have won, but President Trump doesn’t get it yet. He’s still at the stage of counting up the US and Israeli air-strikes and assuming that those numbers mean a US victory is possible. But five gets you ten that the Iranians are already thinking about nuclear weapons. Not their own, which don’t exist. America’s. Read full article

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Thanks for first-class synopsis of the potential next steps. Of course any deal with Iran could be reneged upon by US/Israel, but the window for unilateral, spontaneous action is closing, come the mid-terms.

I have concerns about the cost of re-building Iran's infrastructure and how leaving the country as is, will only lead to more discord and hostile state action. And, (a big and) would be an acknowledgement as to the responsibility for destroying the school on Day One.

One thing my UK Army service taught me, was how to “win the peace” once the bombs stop falling. It will be a hard road for those states caught up in the destruction and not over “in a matter of weeks”.
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