Thursday, January 9, 2020

Trump Deescalates Iran

Give credit when credit is due. President Trump has opened the door to Iran to change its relationship with the rest of the world. I'm no Pollyanna about the future of Iran but the ball is in their court.
I'm loath to make positive predictions about decisions this president makes as his future actions can sometimes obviate the good decisions he has made. But he's recently backed off his rhetoric that included committing future war crimes to punish Iran and today he made a significant effort to deescalate tensions. And the markets have reacted accordingly
Good things could come from this. Good decisions in the future will be needed for that to happen. Most of them from Iran. But from the president too.