Trump's 'madman theory' backfires (opens in new tab)

applied to U.S. President Donald Trump during the Iran war, with some of his supporters arguing that he would come out on top because Iranian leaders would be genuinely afraid of him. But according to NOTUS reporters Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Jasmine Wright, Trump's ceasefire agreement with Iran underscores the fatal flaws of the "madman theory.""President Donald Trump has handled his war on Iran with his signature brand of unpredictability, veering from threatening 'a whole civilization will di...