A perusal of the chronology of recent events would establish Mr Trump’s complicity in the aggression. Last year, Mr Trump joined Israel in an offensive against Iran. Mr Trump’s military adventurism against Iran may appear strange for a leader who loves to claim to have stopped numerous conflicts across the world. In fact, in 2016, he was a staunch advocate for affixing limits to the US’s military power — especially in West Asia. The conflict with Iran, Mr Trump would be hoping, would provide the diversion that is necessary to tide over his domestic challenges and arrest the slide in ratings in a year in which the US will go to mid-term polls.

Source: The Telegraph March 05, 2026 02:28 UTC