Opinion | 40 Days Of War, A Fragile Pause: Trump’s Ceasefire Notches More Questions Than Wins

The guns have fallen silent for now, but the fundamentals of the conflict remain unresolved, and the balance of leverage has only shifted, not settled

US President Donald Trump is perhaps the only American head of state in recent history to have lost both the war and the cause for which it was prosecuted. The 40-day, $40 billion war on Iran has ended in a tenuous ceasefire, with Iran, the supposedly decimated adversary, gaining more than it lost. The paradox was perhaps built into the outcome early on, specifically when it became clear that Trump had fired the first salvo without clearly defined military or political objectives. So what conclusions are we meant to draw from the conditional pause?

First, THREAT TO PAUSE: Donald Trump........

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