Why Is Trump Not Restarting War?
Despite repeated attacks by Iran on U.S. forces and commercial vessels, President Trump has not initiated major combat operations, drawing criticism for uncharacteristic restraint. General Dan Caine confirmed over ten attacks on U.S. forces since the ceasefire, along with numerous assaults on regional allies and shipping. The situation has stranded thousands of mariners and disrupted global trade, yet the administration continues to issue warnings rather than launch military retaliation.
- ▪General Dan Caine confirmed that Iran has attacked U.S. forces more than ten times since the ceasefire was announced.
- ▪Iran has fired on commercial vessels nine times and seized two container ships, while also attacking the UAE and Oman.
- ▪Over 22,500 mariners on more than 1,550 commercial vessels are currently stranded in the Arabian Gulf due to the conflict.
- ▪Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran that any attack on U.S. forces or commercial vessels would be met with overwhelming force.
- ▪The United Arab Emirates has vowed retaliation for Iranian attacks on its territory, including an assault on the Fujairah oil terminal.
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Why Is Trump Not Restarting War? David Strom 10:00 AM | May 05, 2026 AP Photo/Vahid Salemi To many of us, it is a mystery why Trump is not pounding the crap out of Iran after its numerous violations of the ever-so-shaky "cease-fire," in which the US is mostly ceasing, and Iran appears to be happy to fire. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Seen in isolation, it seems obvious that Trump should be unleashing hellfire on Iran for any number of good reasons, ranging from the ever-perilous "looking weak" to the dangers of prolonging an economic crisis that is hurting Americans, our allies, and the political prospects of Republicans in the midterms.
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