The art of the deal in Iran

Different goals require different strategies, and there is a gulf between the Americans and the Israelis that will soon become visible.

The Israelis always knew that it wasn’t going to be a four-week war, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s people are reluctantly arriving at the same conclusion, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Molly Riley

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

March 9, 2026

LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump’s vision for how the war against Iran should end is simple: “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!!!!” Wait, no! The American president also wants a veto on who will be Iran’s next leader—although, as he said, “The attack was so successful that it...

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