As the war with Iran rages on and gets more costly by the day, rumblings about a potential cease-fire have emerged from Washington. After threatening to bomb its power plants if Iran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump climbed down from his moment of rage and agreed to a short grace period, now extended to April 6, to see whether a negotiated solution could be found. The Trump administration sent Iran a 15-point plan for a cease-fire via Pakistani intermediaries, the reported terms of which basically amount to asking for unconditional surrender. This is not the first time that Trump has ordered attacks on Iran, nor the first time he has tried to quickly wind down hostilities on his own terms. In June 2025, after 12 days of intense bombing of the country, Trump announced an immediate cease-fire. He claimed victory and said that the United States had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program.…