Trump risks falling in to the ‘asymmetric resolve’ trap in Iran − just as presidents before him did elsewhere
- Written by Charles Walldorf, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University
Little has seemingly gone as Washington planned in the war against Iran.
The Iranian people have not risen up, one hard-line leader has been replaced by another, Iranian missiles and drones keep hitting targets across the Middle East, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, driving oil and gas prices up worldwide, and in sharp contrast to Trump’s...