War on Iran: Why Trump blinked first

War on Iran: Why Trump blinked first Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 17:29 The US president is measuring this conflict not in lives, but in oil prices and market rhythms President Donald Trump is pictured in Washington on 20 March 2026 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Off For 48 hours, the world was told to brace for fire. A deadline was drawn, an ultimatum delivered. Power plants would be obliterated, infrastructure shattered, a nation plunged deeper into war.