It’s Time To Walk Away From the Iran War

Following a series of escalatory tit-for-tat strikes last week, President Trump informed Congress on Friday that the war with Iran is back on. On Monday, Trump vowed to reinstate the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and impose a 20 percent charge on all cargo moving through the strait. This is the wrong move. If the ceasefire is dead and negotiations are at an impasse, then the U.S. should walk away from this pointless war, not double down on it. Trump should declare victory and be done with it.