Trump’s Ambitions for Iran Are Now Clear: He Wants Everything

US President Donald Trump never did explain to Congress or anyone else what his justifications and goals would be for attacking Iran. Now, with “Operation Epic Fury” underway, we know. The answer was “everything,” making this a gamble on a scale way beyond anything even this former casino owner has done before.

Setting out goals for military action determines why it is needed, how it will be done and what is the measure of success. In the eight-minute address Trump posted on Truth Social, he laid out at least half a dozen reasons for going to war, starting with the prevention of an imminent threat to the US, of which — with nuclear negotiations due to resume next week — there was none.