How Is Trump’s War Playing In US Politics?
- Patrick Basham
- Mar 02, 2026, 21:24 IST IST
Director, Democracy Institute, Washington
Iran’s military resources, tactical dexterity and geographic, demographic and cultural strengths are lost on Trump – to his and Republican Party’s electoral cost. Trump isn’t the first American president to chase Fool’s Gold of regime change across West Asia. But his foreign policy folly is the most unexpected.
Iran’s military resources, tactical dexterity and geographic, demographic and cultural strengths are lost on Trump – to his and Republican Party’s electoral cost. Trump isn’t the first American president to chase Fool’s Gold of regime change across West Asia. But his foreign policy folly is the most unexpected.
