Trump’s options in Iran: some horrible, others humiliating

Iran’s new leaders just don’t care what the Americans do. They believe their control of the Strait of Hormuz beats every card in American hands—and they are probably right.

United States President Donald Trump, centre, can probably persuade a large minority of American voters that some kind of secret peace negotiations with Iran are underway, but the November mid-term elections are looming, writes Gwynne Dyer.White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

March 30, 2026

LONDON, U.K.—The Iranians know they have won, but United States President Donald Trump doesn’t get it yet. He’s still at the stage of counting up the U.S. and Israeli air-strikes and assuming that those numbers mean an American victory is possible. The Iranians are alr...

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