Source: The Contrarian
by Jennifer Rubin
“The ‘deadline’ for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face destruction of its power plants works like Donald Trump’s ‘concept of a plan’ on healthcare: it’s always two weeks away. Trump surprised no one with his decision Friday to extend the deadline (the second such postponement) until April 6. When that date arrives, Trump almost certainly will punt again. His ever-moving deadline strategy (on healthcare, tariffs, war, etc.) has become his predictable fallback when a pressure tactic (e.g., threats to bomb Iranian power plants or impose tariffs) proves impossible, too expensive, or just pointless. … time is on Iran’s side.” (03/30/26)