Today, Donald Trump is marching the US toward war with Iran, but without making a case for why Washington should attack and whether Iran poses a threat to Americans that would justify the risks of military action. They want to make a deal,” Trump said, without explaining what kind of deal he’s seeking with the Iranian regime. In May 2018, during his first term, he unilaterally withdrew Washington from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed US sanctions that eventually crippled the Iranian economy. Trump continues to insist that he “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program, and he repeated the claim during his State of the Union address this week. And why bring the region to the brink of war if Iran no longer poses a threat?

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2026 23:00 UTC