President Donald Trump began his second term in office with a promise to be a “peacemaker”. Now the message from Washington is that “the hardest hits have yet to come” in its war on Iran. But the strikes by Iran on US bases and Gulf ports, cities and oil facilities make this ever more likely. As he told The New York Times in January, the sole restraint Mr Trump recognises is “my own morality”. The deaths of US soldiers and the massive financial cost of the war is not playing well with the American public.

Source: Irish Independent March 04, 2026 14:24 UTC