Logic Demands an Iran Deal. Will Trump’s Fantasies Allow One?

In the logical world that markets seem to believe will prevail in the Middle East, this war will end — and soon — because there’s little realistic prospect of either side winning a decisive victory by restarting the conflict. The costs of trying, meanwhile, range from punitive to ruinous.

In that world, there’s even a road that might, in time, make sense of the lives and resources lost since Feb. 28. Both Israel and Lebanon, and the US and Iran are, after all, in direct talks with each other. That development could be used to put both sets of relationships on a path to levels of security and stability they haven’t seen for decades.