Backed into a corner by Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, Trump may resort to even more reckless escalation

In a moment of brazen hubris in the Oval Office last year, US President Donald Trump railed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He accused Zelensky of not being thankful for US support in Ukraine’s existential struggle against invading Russian forces, and famously told him: “You don’t have the cards”. Now, more than a year later, it is Trump who doesn’t have a winning hand in his standoff with Iran. Iran may be no match for the United States militarily, but it’s been very successful in…