Peace With Iran Won’t End Conflict in the Gulf

From the French Revolution through to early British parliamentary practice, and from prime ministers such as Winston Churchill to presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt, the idea that great power demands great responsibility has been something spoken of by those entrusted with political power, even if they did not always practise it.

The online post on Sunday also saw Trump "fully authorize" the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The fall of Saigon in 1975, the troubled Iraq intervention and the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 had already weakened Washington's aura of invincibility.

This is to be followed by a 60-day period in which most of the substantial issues that divide the two sides will be addressed.