Obviously Chris Hipkins would disagree, but Donald Trump surely wins the "crap week of the week" award, given his week has material outcomes for all of us and Hipkins’ is just a personal mess gone ugly and public. 

The war itself doesn’t appear to be any different at the end of week three than it was at the end of week two, or indeed week one. 

Every indication is Iran is being obliterated. They have three major kills and the fact we have yet to actually see and hear the new Supreme Leader indicates the suggestion he is dead, or disfigured, rings more true by the day. 

The attacks on Gulf facilities shows Iranian desperation. But the number of attacks continues to drop. 

The marines are on the way and the B2's are dropping the massive 5000kg bombs around the Strait of Hormuz to presumably clear the way for them. 

So, war wise there's nothing new to report. Trump could call it off any moment and claim victory, remembering claiming something is not always the reality. 

But, and it's a massive "but", he asked for help on the Strait and short of the French possibly helping, once it's all settled and the sun is out, he got nothing. He got worse than nothing – he got the middle finger. 

A world weary of his arrogance, threats and bullying told him to get stuffed. "It's not our problem.” 

At which point he went straight to his baby act of whining and bleating and moaning. 

The Strait is a problem and he made it so. Whether they never planned for it or thought about it doesn’t matter because they created it and his voters are paying. 

They're paying a fortune for gas, the market is sinking, the two things he cares most about (the Dow and the bloke at the bowser) aren't working for him and that’s why this thing will still end sooner rather than later. 

Small side note - when he says America doesn’t need the Strait, half of America's generics medicine comes from India. India gets their material through the Gulf. There isn't an American not on a pill or potion. 

So he's hurt them at the pump, and he's hurt them at Walgreens. It's a disaster, so he has to fix it. 

They said it'll be over in 4-6 weeks. They still say 4-6 but it'll be more six, than four. 

But the stakes are too high, not in Iran, but in Ohio and Minnesota and Georgia. That’s where the real war is.