Trump’s Armageddon-Taco shuffle
One minute he threatens death and destruction, the next he says the US and Iran are engaged in negotiations
One minute he threatens death and destruction, the next he says the US and Iran are engaged in negotiations

Primetime TV address signals escalation rather than a swift peace deal

The US president has already done lasting damage to international trust in America

US president soothes markets but doubts on strategy and Tehran’s position persist

Iran has been severely degraded but for Trump there are lessons to learn

The US president’s playbook is leaving him with few good options to end the war that he started more than a month ago

Washington is ill-equipped to handle the regional conflagration it has unleashed