Befooled by Iran’s grand strategy, Trump hits out. But to what end?

File photo of a US air force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft that was brought down by Iran near Isfahan in south-western Iran on April 3, 2026  To borrow from William Congreve’s 1697 play The Mourning Bride, “Heaven has no rage, like love to hatred turned, / Nor hell a fury, like a woman scorned”. This predicament …

Iran has the last laugh

IAI Arrow 3 anti ballistic missile  [File photo] Wars are always unpredictable. The most famous instance is of another armada like the US’ in the Persian Gulf at the moment — the Spanish Armada, a 130-ship naval fleet sent by Spain in 1588 commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat appointed …