“Trump and his administration allies have given conflicting statements about the timeline and purpose of the war against Iran.”

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Trump and his allies have often given conflicting statements about the timeline and purpose of the war

المبررات التي قدمتها إدارة ترمب بدت متناقضة على نحو لافت: فتارة جرى الحديث عن تغيير النظام، وتارة عن البرنامج النووي الإيراني، وتارة عن تحييد القدرات الصاروخية والمسيّرة

Robert Malley, who negotiated with Iran under former president Joe Biden, said that both Israel and Iran had clear goals... The unpredictable actor is Trump, who has said both that the war will be short or will intensify and sees world affairs in deeply personal terms, particularly on whether he can

"He's offered a series of shifting goals, not just day by day but often hour by hour," said Malley, now a senior fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs.

His often incoherent and contradictory statements

Trump giving mixed messages over the goals and likely length of the sweeping US-Israeli military campaign against Iran

Trump's rhetoric appears less like objective assessment and more like political explanation aimed at domestic consumption. By pretending the war does not exist – or that it has already been won – the government seeks to avoid the political costs of a prolonged and potentially unpopular conflict.

the Trump administration is reportedly fragmented between those who want to stay the course and those desperate for an exit strategy

L'administration Trump continue ainsi d'envoyer des messages contradictoires et d'ajouter à l'impression de confusion qui émane du gouvernement américain, lequel peine à justifier cette guerre contre l'Iran

Le changement constant de discours au sein de l'administration Trump, ses contradictions quotidiennes et ses exigences incompréhensibles

لاحظ مورغان كيف تغيرت جميع بيانات الأهداف والمهمات التي طرحها ترمب يوماً تلو الآخر، بل وساعة تلو الأخرى أحياناً

قدَّمت إدارة ترمب تبريرات متباينة للحرب

Trump has offered shifting reasons for the strikes and has pushed back on claims that Israel forced the US to act.

Trump's rhetoric appears less like objective assessment and more like political explanation aimed at domestic consumption.

Trump giving mixed messages over the goals and likely length of the sweeping US-Israeli military campaign against Iran

L'administration Trump continue ainsi d'envoyer des messages contradictoires et d'ajouter à l'impression de confusion qui émane du gouvernement américain

L'administration Trump continue ainsi à envoyer des messages contradictoires ajoutant à l'impression de confusion qui émane du gouvernement américain

L'administration Trump continue ainsi d'envoyer des messages contradictoires et d'ajouter à l'impression de confusion qui émane du gouvernement américain

the Trump administration is reportedly fragmented between those who want to stay the course and those desperate for an exit strategy

the Trump administration is reportedly fragmented between those who want to stay the course and those desperate for an exit strategy

the Trump administration is reportedly fragmented between those who want to stay the course and those desperate for an exit strategy

Le changement constant de discours au sein de l'administration Trump, ses contradictions quotidiennes

Le changement constant de discours au sein de l'administration Trump, ses contradictions quotidiennes

Le changement constant de discours au sein de l'administration Trump, ses contradictions quotidiennes

in the days since, administration officials have been all over the place

in the days since, administration officials have been all over the place

Are you still tracking all the various arguments for war? Good. Because it's about to get even more complicated.

They have confused the public on the war's purpose. Is it to force out the current Iranian government or to destroy its offensive weaponry and nuclear capabilities or — the newest condition — to eliminate its navy?

President Trump has defined a wide array of objectives for the operation, from taking out remnants of the nuclear program all the way to regime change.

President Trump has defined a wide array of objectives for the operation, from taking out remnants of the nuclear program all the way to regime change.