It was supposed to be a short, sharp surgical strike that would topple the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and make the world a safer place. One month later, the ayatollahs are still in power, Vladimir Putin has been strengthened, and the world economy is sliding towards recession.
Today, we tell the story of Donald Trump’s great miscalculation in numbers. A 10-day pause in American strikes on Iranian oilfields; 10,000 more US troops that could be sent to the region; the price of oil above $110 a barrel; President Trump’s disapproval rating in the United States up to 59 per cent...
