The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump showed that he could restrain Israel and get it to end its war on Lebanon. The Globe's Mark MacKinnon writes that less than 24 hours later, Iran responded by temporarily lifting its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and on Friday it appeared Mr. Trump was on the verge of ending the war against Iran as suddenly as he launched it. The cascade of events made plain that the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon had less to do with either country than with the U.S. President's desire to find a way to end the wider conflict, which has been disastrous for the global economy. The announcement of the pause in hostilities was greeted Friday with celebrations in Lebanon, where some of the country's more than one million displaced residents began cautiously returning to their homes. Mr. Trump's decision to effectively force Israel to accept the ceasefire reasserted the U.S. as the main driver of events in the conflict, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced Mr. Trump into launching the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on Feb. 28. Crude oil prices immediately began falling, as did prices for natural gas.