Trump: I’m successful the struggle by rather a lot

More from Trump:

I’m winning a War, BY A LOT, things are going very well, our Military
has been amazing and, if you read the Fake News, like The Failing New
York Times, the absolutely horrendous and disgusting Wall Street
Journal, or the now almost defunct, fortunately, Washington Post, you
would actually think we are losing the War. The enemy is confused,
because they get these same Media “reports,” and yet they realize their
Navy has been completely wiped out, their Air Force has gone onto darker
runways, they have no Anti Missile or Anti Airplane Equipment, their
former leaders are mostly gone (This has been, in addition to everything
else, Regime Change!), and perhaps, most important of all, THE
BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a “DEAL,” is
absolutely destroying Iran. They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day,
an unsustainable number, even in the short run. The Anti-America Fake
News Media is rooting for Iran to win, but it’s not going to happen,
because I’m in charge! Just like these unpatriotic people used every
ounce of their limited strength to fight me in the Election, they
continue to do so with Iran. The result will be the same — It already
is! President DONALD J. TRUMP

I’m starting to get the sense that Trump is a guy who needs constant validation from the media and those around him and if he doesn’t get that, he gets angry and defensive.

The problem here is that if he can’t spin a ‘win’ in this war, then he might implode and decide to raise the stakes with more bombs. No one wants that but it’s possible. Ultimately, no one knows what Iran and the US might agreed to but hopefully we find out Wednesday and markets can get back to pricing economic risks, rather than military ones.

Update: A separate report says that Iran has made its participation in talks conditional on the US removing its naval blockade.

Update 2: Trump is tweeting again and this makes me worry.

The Iranian leadership has forced hundreds of Ships toward the United
States, mostly Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to get their Oil — Thank
you very much! President DONALD J. TRUMP

He could spin a resumption of the war as a win for America because it would improve exports but it would be devestating for global growth and is a net negative for the US because of higher costs to consumers and businesses.