Trump just TACO’d away American credibility as he backs down on Iran threats

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAnalysisTrump just TACO’d away American credibility as he backs down on Iran threatsTrump used to rail against presidents backing down and not showing ‘backbone,’ Eric Garcia writes. Now, he has pulled another ‘TACO’Wednesday 08 April 2026 01:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953321","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-uturn-taco-iran-war-strikes-b2953321.html","title":"Trump just TACO’d away American credibility as he backs down on Iran threats"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseRetired Army general says US will need 'Nuremberg' like trials for Trump's 'illegal orders' in Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceS...