"If it goes well we're going to end up with settling this otherwise we're going to keep bombing our little hearts out," says Trump in response to Iranians' 'fake news' dismissalMany have felt US president Donald Trump perceives the global economy as his personal yo-yo. Of late, they were beginning to wonder whether he also believes he holds the whole world on a string. That Tehran denies any such talks even took place hardly matters to him. But as his “little excursion” into Iran enters its fourth week, the havoc it is creating may finally be hitting home. Either way, he has postponed strikes on Iran’s key energy installations for five days.

Source: Irish Independent March 24, 2026 14:57 UTC