US president Donald Trump at the White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington, DC on Easter Monday, after issuing an expletive-laden threat to Iran on Easter Sunday. Photo: GettyRecent posts from US president Donald Trump – including his expletive-laden Easter message to Iran – suggests he’s given up on his Nobel Peace Prize dream. A similar attack last month prompted an intensifying of the war, with Iran striking energy targets across the Middle East. To date, Trump’s strategy appears to be to “hammer the hammer” by pounding Iran into submission. Tehran and Washington must know there is far more to lose by escalating the conflict than by ending it.

Source: Irish Independent April 08, 2026 21:55 UTC