Can President Trump handle the 'Pandora's Box' of Iran War?

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It seemed to be a easy operation much like the one to get Venezuela's strongman, Maduro and take him down and bring him to justice. But right away there was a hint of the complexity of the strikes against Iran as the reasoning was that we had to strike because another country was about to attack, seems like circular reasoning. Then it was because they were days or weeks from enriching uranium for a nuclear weapon, then it grew to defending the neighboring countries from the military strikes from Iran. Now its metamorphizing into a worldwide stranglehold on the oil that the world uses for its energy needs, what is next as this 'Pandora's Box' lets loose its unpredictable results...

We see the news progressing on a dark path drawing others into the fray, as this 'Pandoras Box' of the war in Iran is getting worse every day...
"President Donald Trump has consistently asserted that the war with Iran is going well. But his decision to ask for help from allies and other countries to resolve the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is the latest evidence that calls that into question.

In fact, Trump repeatedly said he didn’t need help from other countries — including very recently — and he’s spent years alienating allies.

But the US president began ramping up his calls for help on Sunday.

“It’d be nice to have other countries police it with us,” Trump said aboard Air Force One, noting much of the oil that China imports comes through the strait.

Trump also insisted that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should get involved.

“We’re always there for NATO. We’re helping them with Ukraine,” Trump said, adding: “Doesn’t affect us, but we’ve helped them. It’d be interesting to see what country wouldn’t help us with a very small endeavor, which is just keeping the strait open.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/16/politics/nato-trump-demands-help-strait-of-hormuz

To say nothing of the economic impacts.."

Iran war fallout raises odds of a U.S. recession, economists say

March 27, 2026 / 10:31 AM EDT / MoneyWatch

The Iran war raises the risk that the U.S. will tumble into a recession within the next 12 months, according to economists and Wall Street analysts.  

Goldman Sachs analysts this week estimated that higher global energy prices would boost U.S. inflation by 0.2 percentage points to 3.1% by the end of the year, putting a drag on consumer spending and economic growth. The investment bank increased the probability of a recession over the next year to 30%.

Economists with consulting and research firm EY-Parthenon see a 40% chance of a severe downturn over the 12 months, up from 35% before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, citing persistent inflation due to the conflict's disruption of global oil supply. Roughly 20% of crude and natural gas normally flows through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains all but closed to oil tankers and other shipping traffic because of the war.

"The combination of tighter financial conditions, more uncertainty and higher inflation is going to erode growth," EY-Parthenon chief economist Gregory Daco told CBS News. "We've curbed our growth forecast down and increased the odds of recession on the basis that if this conflict becomes more severe or prolonged, then you would see a more visible risk of a downturn in the economy."..Iran war fallout raises odds of a U.S. recession, economists say - CBS News