Theory - Opt for Peace, Peace and Peace. Reality - Trump’s Iran War: The Price of Power and the Test of Peace
Had Donald Trump received the Nobel Peace Prize earlier, perhaps he would have felt a greater obligation to preserve peace. It is a tempting thought, especially after his January message to Norway’s prime minister linked his disappointment over the prize to no longer thinking purely about peace. But no one can establish that an award would have prevented the Iran war. What we can judge is the unsettling distance between seeking recognition as a peacemaker and accepting responsibility for a conflict whose consequences keep widening. As of September 13, 2026, more than six months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, the conflict remains unresolved. Periods of ceasefire and negotiation have interrupted the violence without producing a durable settlement. The campaign has evolved from intensive airstrikes into a struggle involving naval blockades, shipping attacks, economic pressure and renewed regional fighting. The original expectation of a short operation has...