What might have initially appeared as rage-quitting the video game that the White House communications department makes of his Iran War has crossed an inviolable red line of international law. Secretary of defense Pete Hegseth posted the next day: “Back to the Stone Age.” Trump’s words were reduced to a slogan for official messaging. Consumed with fear of losing his Iran War, Trump tweeted on 5 April: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. By Easter morning, the 37th day of Trump’s Iran war, on 7 April, he had thoroughly terrorized himself. Calamitous at war, Trump has set out to prove himself dreadful at peace.

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2026 14:30 UTC