Lessons on Iran war: strikes easy, ending far harder.
Lessons on Iran war: strikes easy, ending far harder. 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱'𝘴 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺; 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀: Bruce Alpine . P resident Trump is confronting an age-old presidential lesson. Projecting strength can yield quick tactical gains and headlines. Securing lasting peace requires patience, compromise, and luck—qualities that rarely align on the global stage. Whether current Iran talks or Ukraine negotiations deliver breakthroughs will ultimately define whether the “peace president” label sticks or becomes a cautionary tale. Events remain fluid; a single concession or setback could still tilt the balance. Trump entered his second term promising to be the “peace president,” yet the Iran conflict that ...