Donald Trump has shown little appetite for finding an off-ramp to the Iran war, even as concerns among Western allies rise and the conflict spreads further. Donald Trump’s far-reaching ambitions inevitably contrasted with later reassurances from others that it would be a limited and reasonably quick mission. Stephen Kiprillis This week, standing in the same Pentagon press briefing room, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth made a similar declaration about the operation in Iran. When US President Donald Trump announced the joint US-Israeli strikes in a video message last weekend, he laid out many reasons for attacking the Islamic Republic. ‘Very little opposition’ US President Donald Trump walks past War Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House on Monday.

Source: Stuff March 07, 2026 03:04 UTC