Iran war: Trump team’s messaging still incoherent after four days
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Four days into the US–Iran crisis, the Trump administration has yet to coherently justify its actions or articulate a clear objective, with Trump suggesting he may have forced Israel’s hand while Rubio offered a different rationale and officials floated shifting timelines—leaving an unknown endgame and postwar plan for Iran.
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