The economic consequences of war with Iran

2026-03-11 - 16:03

Will the United States and Israeli war on Iran soon be over? This question has to be answered if one is to address its possible economic consequences. But this depends on the answers to two other questions. Does Robert Armstrong's "TACO" ("Trump always chickens out") coinage apply here, or not? And, second, would an end to the war for Donald Trump mean it has also ended for Iran, Israel or both? If these two combatants, for whom the struggle is existential, fight on, the carnage visited on the Gulf could continue, too. Read More