Don’t Let Iran’s Hostage-Takers Win
Stopping the war weeks short would vindicate their Hormuz strategy
ET
Friday, March 27, 2026
Malcolm Morrison's Comment to WSJ editorial: See the mission through to what? That has been the problem from day one of this war - what are the objectives, define victory, how do you intend to pull out? What comes after you have destroyed their government (hoping against hope America learned anything from Iraq)? And the 2000 troops mentioned - the US would need a great deal more than that to even invade Kharg. This war was amateurly prepared by Trump and he has to deal with the consequences.
President Trump’s war with Iran is testing the limits of his unorthodox diplomatic style as he grasps for a deal to end the conflict shaking the Middle East and the global economy.
Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy
A jumble of emissaries — a friend, a family member, a dove and a hawk — on the Iran crisis reflects President Trump’s improvisational approach.
Reporting from Washington
Thursday, March 26, 2026
The ugliest possibility is a great unwinding where catastrophic economic damage causes countries to seek self-sufficiency, perhaps by building regional spheres of influence that provide resources and markets. This would be drastic, but not unprecedented: When interdependence collapsed during the Great Depression, aggressive powers conquered enormous empires in hopes of creating self-contained prosperity and security against their foes.
One quarter of the Americans who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 disapprove of his Iran policy, and this disapproval is especially high among groups who moved strongly toward him during that election: 56% among young adults, 62% for Hispanics and independents. These statistics signal more than a political threat for Mr. Trump and the Republicans who must face voters this fall. They represent a challenge to the democratic legitimacy of the most solemn decision that a nation can make. It’s up to the president to conclude this war in the way that does the least damage to our national interest—and to the people’s waning confidence in their public institutions.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
It's time Markets reckon that Trump has a credibility gap.and that he is just pulling Iran peace talks out of his ass
Stocks Fall in Choppy Trading as War Drags On: Markets Wrap
Traders continue to juggle headlines around the US-Israeli war against Iran after Trump signaled a possible end to hostilities on Monday following what he described as productive talks. The positive sentiment from those comments faded after Iran denied substantive discussions, while the Wall Street Journal reported that US allies in the Persian Gulf may join the campaign against Tehran.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
This time, the danger isn’t financial engineering. It’s that our financial system has attached itself to the vulnerabilities of our physical world — power grids, water, land, supply chains — and created hazards that markets have no framework to analyze. Our models for detecting risk look at prices, volatility and correlations. They have no instruments for reading a grid failure, a drought or a severed supply chain. By the time warning signs show up in market data, the damage will already have been done.
I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse.
Mr. Bookstaber is the author of “A Demon of Our Own Design,” which in 2007 warned of the potential for a financial crisis.
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