Author: Stefan Grobe
Published on: 08/04/2026 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Trump's U-turn on Iran is pulling the country from the brink of further death and destruction. That political liability has become more palpable domestically over the past few days. Trump’s threat that carried the inherent suggestion that he would target even cultural or religious sites and kill innocent people at random came as a shock to the American public. Oren Cass: “We should not launch strikes intended to devastate the lives of millions of people and take our nation to total war without indisputable justification” The pope issued a strong rebuke of Trump, calling the threat to destroy Iran’s civilization “truly unacceptable” The White House portrayed Trump’s 11th hour move as a breakthrough to come to a final peace agreement with Iran. Iran is still a threat to its neighbors, says Ian Lesser. To date, 13 American service members have been killed, thousands in Iran. The Iranian campaign has left America’s stockpiles of weapons depleted. The war costs the United States hundreds of millions of dollars a day so far. About one tenth of that is the price of military equipment destroyed in the fighting. Oil prices have fallen well below the critical $100 mark, paving the way for a potential easing of politically sensitive gasoline prices. Equity markets advanced firmly, beginning in Asia and Europe before extending gains to Wall Street.
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