"NOT ALL wars have a winner. But every war has at least one loser and if—a big if—the ceasefire marks the end of the war in Iran, the biggest loser will be Donald Trump. The conflict has set back his chief war aims and revealed the shallowness of his vision for a new way of wielding American power."

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/09/donald-trump-is-the-wars-biggest-loser

Donald Trump is the war’s biggest loser

There is a reason he wants an exit from Iran

The Economist